The Nigeria Labour Congress [NLC], and its counterpart, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, [TUC] have given a November 8 strike notice to the Federal Government over Wednesday’s attack, abduction and battering of NLC President Joe Ajaero, among others.
To avert the looming strike, the Federal Government must meet a six-point demand, including the immediate removal of the Commissioner of Police, Imo State and Area Commander, among other officials, for their alleged complicity in the brutalisation and humiliation of Comrade Ajaero and other workers.
This is according to the leaders of the NLC and TUC at a briefing today, they will still meet on Tuesday next week to decide on further appropriate response to the attack.
Recall that Ajaero alongside other Labour leaders, were beaten black and blue and their vehicles vandalised, dispossessed of handsets, money, and ATM cards among other valuables, when they had gathered at the NLC State secretariat to begin a protest over pending labour issues.
The NLC President, other national leaders of NLC and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart 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.
