Monday, September 23, 2024 - President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has said the labour body will resist all efforts to intimidate and silence it.
Ajaero has had to honour invitations by the
Police and the Department of State Services, DSS in recent weeks and now says
he would on Wednesday, September 25, honour the last police invitation extended
to him.
Speaking to some union officials in Lagos, Ajaero said:
“Recently, I was arrested and detained by the state, a clear attempt to
intimidate and silence our movement. They hoped to find wrongdoing but we have
kept faith alive. We must all do the same.
“On
August 29, we honoured the summons of the state to answer to some allegations
and on the 25th of this month, we shall honour another one, this time at the
police headquarters in Abuja.
“Let me say the strength of our
movement lies not only in our resolve but also in the integrity with which we
conduct ourselves.
”Our hands, must remain unsullied, our
hearts pure, so that when the enemies of our movement come, as they will;, they
will find nothing to use against us. Comrades, you have seen it firsthand.
“As we,
therefore, prepare for the struggles ahead, remember they can imprison our
bodies, but they cannot imprison our spirit.
”They can
throw every obstacle in our path, but they cannot destroy our unity. We must be
vigilant, united and ready to stand firm in the face of whatever may come.”
“We
are especially thankful to the International Labour Organization, ILO, the
International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC, ITUC-Africa, Public Services
International, PSI, Congress of South African Trade Unions, COSATU, the Trade
Union Congress, TUC, of the UK, IndustriALL Global Union, the German Federation
of Trade Unions, LO Norway, and all the patriotic Nigerians.
“Your collective voices condemned the
actions of the government against the NLC and its“leadership, and for this, we
remain profoundly grateful,” Ajaero said.
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