The leadership of the Nigeria Labour
Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union
Congress (TUC) have declared a total
nationwide strike effective next Tuesday,
November 14, 2023.
The leadership of the two unions resolved after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.
The two major labour unions said
nationwide mobilisation of members and
allies has begun immediately.
The action by the Organised Labour
followed the brutalisation of NLC National President, Joe Ajaero, last week in Imo
State.
There had been widespread outrage
by the Organised Labour accusing the
Commissioner of Police in Imo State,
Mohammed Barde, of complicity in the
recent attack on Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
The Organised Labour last Friday
handed the Federal Government a
five-day ultimatum to replace the police
commissioner, while also blaming Governor Hope Uzodimma who is seeking re-election for the attack on Ajaero though the governor had since said he had no hand in the attack on the labour leader.
The Organised Labour also demanded
the arrest and prosecution of some of the governor’s aides and threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action if their demands were not carried out.
Already, the Inspector General of Police,
Kayode Egbetokun, on Sunday, redeployed Barde for “neutrality’s sake” ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Imo State.
