From Victor Osula, Abuja
Nigerian Labour leader, Joe Ajaero, has restated his commitment to fight for the welfare of Nigerian workers, declaring that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will not be intimidated and remains undeterred by attempts to undermine its efforts,
Ajaero spoke on Thursday, shortly after he left the police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) headquarters in Abuja.
The NLC President on Thursday, honoured police invitation over alleged criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony and Cybercrime.
Accompanied by his lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and others, Ajaero arrived at the IRT office at about 10:20 am, leaving after almost an hour at about 11:15 a.m.
Speaking to newsmen at the National Headquarters of the NLC in Abuja, Ajaero said the NLC remains committed to defending the rights of Nigerian workers.
Declaring the allegations against him as unfounded and targeted to weaken the NLC, Ajaero said his decision to honour police invitation was in the interest of transparency.
Assuring that the union remains united and focused on its mission, the Labour leader, declared: “We can’t be intimidated. The allegations against us are baseless, and we have nothing to hide.
“Our resolve is stronger than ever. We will continue to champion the cause of workers across the nation, no matter the obstacles.
“You can’t do this job we’re doing without this type of hazard. Even at the unit level, some of us experienced it, as far back as 1997/1998 with Femi Falana, we were equally together in the cell during the time of Abacha… but whatever the case is, we’re out to continue the struggle, we’ve gotten minimum wage but we can’t be intimidated, we have to press for its implementation as soon as possible. Every other thing that will make the welfare of the Nigerian workers worthwhile, we will be involved in it.”
