Ajaero’s Arrest: NLC threatens to shutdown Nigeria
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused security operatives of abducting its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and forcefully whisking him away without a warrant.
Following the arrest, the NLC has alerted all its affiliates, state Councils, and Nigerian workers, urging them to remain vigilant and on high alert.
The NLC, in a statement by its Head Media/Information, Benson Upah, described the arrest as an ‘unmistakable demonstration’ of the height of lawlessness being perpetuated by the Nigerian government and its agencies in their bid to silence every voice of dissent and opposition in the country as the economic policies of the government continues to afflict the people with monumental suffering and hardship.”
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The statement titled ‘COMRADE JOE AJAERO: PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) HAS BEEN DETAINED BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT’ reads: “This morning, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, was seized and whisked away by agents of the Nigerian State while on his way to the United Kingdom on the invitation of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Britain.
“Comrade Ajaero was set to attend and address the global gathering of workers on behalf of Nigerian workers at the Congress of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the UK, a platform where critical discussions on workers’ rights, social justice, and economic fairness are discussed.
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“We are yet to ascertain his whereabouts or his state of health as all efforts we have made to get in touch with him have proved abortive.
“We wish to categorically state that Comrade Ajaero has been detained without any legal warrant or formal instrument. Joe Ajaero is not a fugitive. His detention is therefore a brazen act of lawlessness and intimidation as he has not been declared wanted by any law enforcement body.
