NLC, TUC DECLARES NATIONWIDE STRIKE OVER ATTACK ON AJAERO
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The Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have declared a nationwide strike in response to the attack on NLC President Joe Ajaero.
At a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the NLC and TUC leadership issued a six-point demand to the Federal Government, including the immediate removal of the Imo State Commissioner of Police and the Area Commander, among other police officers, for their alleged involvement in the brutalization and humiliation of Ajaero and other workers.
The nationwide strike is to commence Wednesday, November 8, 2023.
The NLC President was reportedly captured and brutalized during the organised labour protest in Imo State on Wednesday.
Ajaero was taken away by Nigerian Police Force officers and later appeared with injuries on his face, revealing that he had been beaten.
Speaking about the development on Thursday, Benson Upah, the NLC Publicity Secretary, said Ajaero could not be treated at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, due to the severity of his injuries, necessitating the need to fly him abroad for treatment.
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