A complete nationwide strike has been proclaimed by the leadership of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), with effect from Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
The agreement was made by the two union leaders following an unusual meeting of the National Executive Council on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to the two main labour unions, members and supporters have already started a nationwide mobilisation campaign.
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The brutalization of NLC National President Joe Ajaero in Imo State last week prompted the Organised Labour movement to take action.
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, was accused by the Organised Labour of participating in the recent attack on Ajaero, in the Imo State capital of Owerri. This accusation caused significant indignation.
In addition to blaming Governor Hope Uzodimma, who is up for reelection, for the attack on Ajaero, Organised Labour gave the Federal Government a five-day ultimatum last Friday to replace the police commissioner. However, the governor later claimed he had no involvement in the attack on the labour leader.
Additionally, the Organised Labour asked that some of the governor’s aides be taken into custody and prosecuted. If their demands were not met, they threatened to launch a statewide work stoppage.
Ahead of the Imo State governorship election on November 11, 2023, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun redeployed Barde on Sunday for “neutrality sake.”
More information to come.
