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• Calls for disciplinary action against Ajaero, other NLC leaders
From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja
The Labour Party has petitioned government institutions over the alleged vandalism of its offices by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The party urged immediate intervention to safeguard the party, even as it called for disciplinary measures against NLC President Joe Ajaero and other union leaders.LP Spokesperson, Obiora Ifoh disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Ifoh said the Party also wants the government, being the regulatory agency for trade unions, to define the role of the NLC, particularly on its false claim of being the owner of the Labour Party
He said the congress has persistently harassed and intimidated the party’s leadership by interfering in its operations and trying to impose its own leadership.
“In separate letters to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Minister of Labour and Employment, as well as the Registrar of the Trade Unions, the Labour Party, through its Chairman, Barrister. Julius Abure and National Secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, maintains that Comrade Ajaero has overreached himself by using workers funds to picket and sponsor insurrection in the Labour Party headquarters, an action which amounts to an abuse of office and should therefore be called to order and properly sanctioned.” Ifoh disclosed.
