Monday, September 9, 2024 -The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said it cannot ascertain the whereabouts of its National President, Joe Ajaero.
NLC Spokesman, Benson Upah said this while
raising concerns over the whereabouts of Ajaero.
The Department of State Services, DSS, had
arrested Ajaero at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
Ajaero was on his way to the United Kingdom on the invitation
of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Britain, before he was whisked away by the
DSS
A statement issued by Upah reads partly:
“Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been
detained by the Nigerian government, the organs of the Congress has convened a
closed-door meeting whose outcome will be made available to the public.
“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.
“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.”
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