The Northern Obidients Youth Assembly (NOYA) has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to stop intimidating the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, and other officials of the Ministry.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
This came after the NLC called on the government to caution the Minister and her officials against interfering in the union’s right to political participation.
NOYA Coordinator, Hussaini Murkhtar, accused the NLC of operating outside its established Act and meddling in politics instead of focusing on workers’ welfare.
According to Murkhtar, the NLC has become a tool for silencing opposition parties and promoting a one-party state.
He said: “I think at this point, what the NLC should focus on is to obey the laws of the land and acting in line with the Act that set them up instead of threatening a serving ministry.
“This is an act of hooliganism and thuggery and should be condemned by all well-meaning Nigerians. The NLC have the mandate of protecting the welfare of workers but in recent times they have lost focus and become more interested in politics.
“No wonder Nigerian workers are impoverished in the recent past because the Ajaero-led NLC now spend more time meddling into the affairs of political parties than negotiating with government for better welfare for workers.
“We will not allow the NLC to be used as a tool to truncate democracy and foist one-party state. This will not be acceptable, we will mobilise Nigerians to resist this evil agenda.
“The NLC should allow the Minister of State for Labour and Employment and any other government agencies to do the job the President appointed them to do.”
