Blackout occurs in Imo following the President of NLC attack

Since the attack on Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president Joe Ajaero on Wednesday, residents of Imo are living in darkness.

In response to Ajaero’s brutalization, the National Union of power Employees (NUEE) ordered all power workers in the state to cease providing any electricity on Wednesday, November 1.

According to a portion of the NUEE letter,

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We are going to completely shut down the country if the Nigerian government does not release the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress and provide a satisfactory explanation, as a result of the horrendous and inhumane treatment we have received from our fellow comrades and the kidnapping of the NLC President by the Imo State Governor and Policemen of the Imo State Command today, Wednesday, November 1, 2023.

“Please begin the mobilisation of your members in full compliance with this directive, on behalf of all National State and Chapter executives.” Please be aware that on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 0.00 hours, services will be all countrywide withdrawn.

“We cannot be at peace when the labour rights of Imo State’s workers are being violated with complete impunity, and we cannot be at work while the NLC President is behind bars. Please guarantee complete compliance since the health and integrity of our union are in jeopardy.

According to a letter signed by Dominic Igwebike, the Acting Secretary of the NUEE, information was received that the instruction was implemented in Imo state on Thursday, November 2, even though the NLC president is receiving medical attention at the hospital.

Remember how security guards in Owerri on Wednesday kidnapped and physically assaulted Ajaero?

In response to a number of complaints against the Imo State government, Ajaero and other leaders of the NLC, as well as the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), convened at the State Secretariat in Owerri to initiate a planned demonstration for Thursday, November 2. The demonstration could lead to a strike.

underpaid salary, underpaid allowances, and claimed worker abuse by the state government are some of these difficulties.