Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has declared that the NLC would never be intimidated by the Federal government.
News About Nigeria reports that Ajaero made the declaration following his return from the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) located at Guzape in Abuja.
In his speech, he noted that he would continue in the fight for the better welfare of workers and the implementation of the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage.
On Thursday morning, the NLC President honoured the police invitation over alleged terrorism financing and criminal conspiracy.
He was accompanied back to the Labour House at about 11:30 am by the Deputy Lead Counsel, Maxwell Opara from the Falana & Falana’s Chambers, and other lawyers.
Speaking after his release, the NLC President noted that he is not deterred or discouraged because of the terrorism financing and criminal conspiracy against him and would continue in the struggle for a better livelihood for Nigerian workers.
He said, “We have gone there and we are back, and you can’t do this job we are doing without this type of hazard. It’s expected. For those of you who called me, I told them this is the hazard of the job. Even at the unit level, some of us experience this. As far back as 1998, I was telling Falana we were together in the cell enjoying ourselves in the time of Abacha.
“What is important is the circumstances that took me to that place, and whatever it is, we are out to continue the struggle. We have gotten the minimum wage, which has not been implemented, so we have to press for its implementation as soon as possible. Every other thing that will make the welfare of Nigerian workers worthwhile will be involved in it. We will not listen to any distractions. On behalf of the NLC, NAC, NEC, and CWC, for the level of solidarity they have shown here, I want to say thank you.”
