The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has warned that the union will not be intimidated by external pressures after police interrogation.
He had honoured the police invitation of August 20, over allegations of terrorism and terrorism financing at the Intelligence Response Team headquarters in Abuja on Thursday.
He wrote back to the police explaining would be unable to honour the invitation due to unforeseen circumstances.
The Labour topman arrived at the IRT office at 10:17 am and left shortly after 11:15 am in the company of a team of his lawyers led by Human Rights activist Femi Falana, SAN, including Maxwell Opara, and Deji Adeyanju, among others.
Speaking to journalists at the Labour House shortly after, Ajaero said, “We can’t be intimidated,” he stated emphatically. “The allegations against us are baseless, and we have nothing to hide.”
He said as a Labour leader, “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,” he noted.
Ajaero explained that his appearance before the police was to clear the air on the unfounded accusations levelled against him and the NLC.
He said the priority is for the union to continue to fight for the welfare of workers and stand firm in the face of challenges.
Ajaero maintained, “Our resolve is stronger than ever. We will continue to champion the cause of workers across the nation, no matter the obstacles.”