The management of the Labour Get together, LP, has accused the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, of unlawfully breaking and coming into its nationwide headquarters in Abuja.
LP alleged that the “militant arm of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC “broke into its nationwide headquarters whereas finishing up a colossal destruction of properties.
In an announcement signed by its Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifo, the social gathering described NLC’s motion as a felony act, a misplacement of precedence and an motion finished in unhealthy destiny.
The social gathering additionally famous that the President of the NLC, “Joe Ajaero’s greed and inordinate ambition have pushed him into shedding each sense of discretion and decency in his current conduct, be it in his affairs with the employees and even the federal government.”
Ifoh questioned how Ajaero would lead a band of lawless individuals who’re recognized to have partisan pursuits in different main political events, such because the PDP and APC, in opposition to a acknowledged impartial political social gathering.
The assertion reads: “Ajaero’s steady declare that NLC owns the Labour Get together isn’t in any method supported by both the Electoral Act or the Structure. For his data, a political social gathering is owned by those that are card-carrying or monetary members of the social gathering. We’re conscious that greater than 90 p.c of the members of the NLC haven’t met this situation and due to this fact, can not declare to be the house owners of the social gathering. The structure additionally supplies that no organisation can personal some other organisation. The NLC as an organisation can due to this fact not declare the possession of the Labour Get together.
“Immediately, Nigeria is witnessing the worst financial strangulation ever within the historical past of Nigeria. Points reminiscent of poor staff’ wages, excessive inflation and insecurity with Nigeria turning to a Hobbesian state, but after a yr of his assumption of workplace, Ajaero has chosen to disregard all these nationwide challenges.
“It could curiosity you to know that Ajaero’s NLC is but to efficiently picket any Federal Authorities institution. His try to increase his rascality to Imo State was met with a better and brutal pressure. Sadly for us within the Labour Get together, we don’t command any pressure, not like the NLC which is now encouraging militancy inside its ranks.
“By its personal structure, the NLC can not even name for a picketing of any institution with no directive of its NEC however what we noticed was a political committee appearing out an unlawful script by Ajaero. The committee has no authorized proper to name an motion within the nature of picketing or breaking and coming into right into a political social gathering the place most of them usually are not even members.
“The current NLC management is politicized. It has left its main accountability of defending Nigerian staff and has delved deeply into partisan politics, and it is a unhealthy omen for the working neighborhood. We now have earlier suggested Ajaero to emulate the management of Ayuba Waba, Olaleye Quadri and Festus Osifo who had or are presently passing via an analogous route and nonetheless preserve a working relationship with the social gathering.
“We’re, nevertheless, reviewing at this time’s felony actions and disruption of actions in our nationwide headquarters with our authorized division for additional actions.
“What we noticed at this time seems to be a private vendetta in opposition to the nationwide chairman, Julius Abure who they referred to as a number of unprintable names together with labelling him a thief. We’re actually going to take authorized motion on issues of libel.”
