FG, DSS disown NLC splinter group

NLC held its election last week with Wabba beating his sole challenger, Joe Ajaero to the position of president, but Ajaero has since rejected the result, proceeding to form a parallel NLC leadership in Lagos last Thursday, declaring himself president and naming other executive members.Both Ikenya and Ekpeyong expressed confidence in Wabba’s emergence when the […]

NLC held its election last week with Wabba beating his sole challenger, Joe Ajaero to the position of president, but Ajaero has since rejected the result, proceeding to form a parallel NLC leadership in Lagos last Thursday, declaring himself president and naming other executive members.
Both Ikenya and Ekpeyong expressed confidence in Wabba’s emergence when the NLC paid them separate courtesy visits in their offices in Abuja.
Supported by the permanent secretary of the ministry Clement Illoh and other staff, Ikenya said “for us in the ministry, we want to tell you that you did your election. Actually, our ministry also supervised it. We have not heard and we have not gotten any letter from anywhere in respect of any other NLC and it was in the cable of every Nigerian that there was an election here in Abuja and our ministry participated in it.”
On his part, Ekpeyong who congratulated Wabba, said the “election was free, the election was very fair and it was in a very conducive environment that you were elected. We want to really collaborate with you and partner with you.
“That you said you were going to work with the provisions of the constitution of the NLC cannot be what is not tenable; so, we are going to hold you to that so that at any point in time you should always follow the due process and the law.”
He appealed to NLC to join in the fight against terrorism and other crimes in the country, urging Wabba to ensure that his actions are guided by the interest of workers.
“I really want to thank you and that I appreciate your coming here and I want to say that we are going to work with you and partner with you as elected president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, which is a very important organ of the workers. So, I congratulate you and wish you well in your future endeavours.”