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NLC Directs Workers to Shutdown Economy if Comrade Joe Ajaero is Arrested
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has instructed its affiliate members and all workers in the country to immediately shut down the economy if the Nigerian Police arrest President Joe Ajaero.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has instructed its affiliate members and all workers in the country to immediately shut down the economy if the Nigerian Police arrest the Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero.
This directive comes after the Police invited Ajaero for questioning over allegations of involvement in terrorism financing, among others.
In response to the Police invitation, the NLC convened an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, resolving to seek an extension of time to consult with their lawyers.
NLC Deputy President, Kabiru Ado Sani, addressed workers assembled at the Labour House, stating:
“At the end of the meeting, we reached some certain resolutions. Part of the resolutions is that, as a committed labour center that we agreed or that we abide by the rule of law and due process. We will honor the invitation of the Nigerian police, because we are not a faceless organization, but we believe that we need an extension of time, after consultation with our lawyers, because this invitation was extended to the Congress President yesterday and asked to report at the police by 10am today.”
Sani further stated:
“We are already working with our lawyers to look for extension of time, but this does not legitimize the charges by the Nigerian police to the Congress leadership, and secondly, we resolve that in an event our Congress President was arrested or detained at any moment, we put our affiliate on red alert to mobilize our membership across the country, that all workers in this country should down tool their services.”
“Whatever happens, we will communicate your leadership, and your leadership will communicate you. So we urge you to remain calm and go back peacefully to our working place and await further directives.”
Sani added:
“This is the resolution because Comrades, this organization belongs to all of us, therefore we should do everything possible to safeguard the safety of this organization. We therefore, thank you very much, and you should wait for further directives by our leadership.”
The NLC emphasized that this directive is to safeguard the safety of the organization, which belongs to all workers. Workers are urged to remain calm, return to their workplaces, and await further directives from their leadership.
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