NLC Threatens Imo Govt Over Harassment Of Workers

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, said it would resist alleged
use of police by Imo State Government to chase out workers from
offices, especially, paratatals in order to concession them.

Congress urged the Inspector General of Police, to immediately call to
order the Imo State Police Commissioner to forestall a complete
breakdown of law and order.

In a statement, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, General Secretary, of Ayuba Wabba
led faction of NLC, in Abuja said "It has come to our attention that
the government of Imo State is using the members of the Nigeria Police
Force to chase out workers from offices, especially, paratatals in
order to concession them. In the course of this, we have been reliably
informed that scores of workers have been arrested, brutalised and
tear-gassed.

"We would want to condemn, in strong terms, these unwholesome tactics
in pursuit of a dangerous agenda by the Governor of Imo State, Owelle
Rochas Okorocha. We will resist the use of the police to deal with an
issue that is purely industrial.

"Accordingly, we urge the Inspector General of Police to immediately
call to order the Imo State Police Commissioner in order to forestall
a complete breakdown of law and order. We assure on our honour that if
the police persist in the brutalisation and forceful ejection of
workers from their offices, the Nigeria Labour Congress will mobilise
its workers to protest against this brutality."

-VOFNImo