Labor Summons Extraordinary NEC Meeting Arranged

Following the brutalization of Joe Ajaero, the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the leadership of Organized Labor has convened an extraordinary meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) to examine the details of the scheduled strike.

In an interview with the Punch on Tuesday afternoon, Tommy Etim, the National Vice-President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), disclosed this.

Etim stated that the important meeting’s goal was to evaluate the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that Organized Labor and the Federal Government signed on October 2, 2023, after the gasoline subsidy was eliminated.

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He said, “We will be holding an extraordinary NEC meeting any moment from now. The modalities include the injustice meted upon comrade Ajaero, the planned strike and the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Federal Government on October 2, 2023, following the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, which the Labour centres said has caused untold hardship to Nigerians.

“More details will be revealed after the meeting.”

Recall that the organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, on Friday, issued a five-day ultimatum over the earlier arrest and torture of Ajaero by the police in Owerri, Imo State, on Wednesday.

The organised labour demanded the redeployment of the commissioner of police in the state and the arrest and prosecution of the aide of the government who was alleged to have led the attack.

They also threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action if their demands were unmet in five days from Friday.