Your Assault In Imo Not Enough Reason For Nationwide Strike- Oshiomole Tells Ajaero

A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole has said the NLC President, Joe Ajaero mixed politics with issues of Organized Labour.

Oshiomole stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday.

According to him, Ajaero’s assault in Imo State is not a good reason for a nationwide strike.

“If you don’t want the governor, the more reason you should allow the people to go and vote — and vote him out — if your opinion is shared by a majority of the people. But you cannot arrest democracy.”

Oshimohole pointed out that the incumbent NLC president is from Imo State “and this is the second time they are having a showdown with the governor — and the issues are never really clear”.

According to him, the first instance was over a dispute about the workers’ preference in the election of the chairman of the NLC in Imo State Council.

“The one that was allegedly favoured by many people, the president of the NLC coming from Imo didn’t like the person,” Oshiomhole argued.

“They did their election; it was nullified and a caretaker was appointed and some of the workers felt that the man appointed was the person favoured by the president.”

“Now, those issues about who is the chairman, who is not the chairman, led to a declaration of strike and the mother union of the NLC president is the NUEE which controls the power supply and they put off the power in Imo State,” Oshiomhole narrated.