The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Edo State government to vacate its secretariat in Benin, the state capital. This was contained in a statement by the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, and the General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, after its NEC meeting in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Edo State government to vacate its secretariat in Benin, the state capital. This was contained in a statement by the President of the NLC , Joe Ajaero, and the General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, after its NEC meeting in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday. The statement said the 14-day working days deadline would elapse on January 8, 2025.
It added that the NEC meeting in Owerri was partly to roll out its Southeast region’s Compressed Natural Gas Bus Services and also deliberate on critical issues impacting Nigerian workers and the general populace. The NLC said it also examined the worsening socio-economic conditions brought about by government policies, which have plunged Nigerians into unprecedented hardship and deepened the crisis of survival across the country.
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