The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have given a November 8, national strike notice to the Federal Government over Wednesday’s attacks, abduction and battering of NLC President, Joe Ajaero among others.
At a briefing on Friday, leaders of the TUC and NLC presented the Federal Government with a six-point demand, which included the immediate removal of the Imo State and Area Commander, the Commissioner of Police, and other officials for their alleged involvement in the brutalization and degrading treatment of Comrade Ajaero and other workers.
Recall that suspected agents of the State and security operatives had descended on Ajaero alongside other Labour leaders, smashing their vehicles, inflicting injuries on them and dispossessing handsets, money and ATM cards among other valuables from the Labour leaders and others who had gathered at the NLC State secretariat to begin a scheduled peaceful protest over pending labour issues.
The NLC President, other national leaders of NLC and TUC were at the State Secretariat in Owerri to protest among other grievances, the backlog of unpaid salaries and allowances, pensions, gratuities, and non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act.
The attack, brutalisation and battering of Ajaero have elicited outrage and condemnation across the country.
Leaders of NLC and TUC are billed to meet on Tuesday next week to decide on an appropriate response to the attack.
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