Ajaero answers police today, as concerned Nigerians warn his fall bad signal for Labour leaders

By KEMI KASUMU

Sensing an attempt to silence and subsequently pocket the workers unionism in the country, a group of concerned Nigerians say union leaders risk being entirely captured should they allow President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) go down in what it calls conspiracy by enemies of the masses using allegedly cooked up charges to cage him.

This was coming just as the NLC, on Wednesday, directed all state chapters and affiliate members to mobilise members in solidarity with the President, Joe Ajaero, who is expected to honour police invitation for alleged terrorism on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

General Secretary of the NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja, confirmed the directive to the press, saying the directive also instructed members from across the states to mobilise and embark on a peaceful procession to their respective state police commands and stay there until the NLC president is out of the police interrogation.

Meanwhile, NLC members in Abuja are also expected to do same, with some leaders of the labour union accompanying the union president to the police investigation office.

The police had invited Ajaero last week for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, treasonable felony and cybercrime.

However, the NLC, through its legal adviser, sought for a new date to honour the invitation.

It will be recalled that the Labour Union had warned that it would shut down the country should the police, in the course of its invitation, detain their President.

It is a warning that no less a population of Nigerians has taken seriously as they said the country risks another avoidable crisis of confusion and economic shutdown should reason be pushed to the bin abd the Labour leader is detained.