The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared a total nationwide strike effective next Tuesday, November 14, 2023.
The action by the organized labour followed the brutalization of NLC National President Joe Ajaero last week in Imo State.
There had been widespread outrage by the labour force, accusing the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Mohammed Barde, of complicity in the recent attack on Ajaero in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
The organized labour last Friday handed the Federal Government a five-day ultimatum to replace the police commissioner while also blaming Governor Hope Uzodimma, who is seeking re-election for the attack on Ajaero, though the governor has since said he had no hand in the attack on the labour leader.
The organized labour also demanded the arrest and prosecution of some of the governor’s aides and threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action if their demands were not carried out.
