United Labour Congress formed

The crisis rocking the Nigeria labour movement worsened yesterday as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) splinter group led by Joe Ajaero inaugurated a new labour centre in Lagos.

The new labour centre recognised as the United Labour Congress (ULC) is coming after almost two years of battle for supremacy between the Ayuba Wabba led NLC and Ajaero as a result of the election crisis that tore the number one labour centre apart.

Speaking at the inauguration, Ajaero, who was elected the president at the inaugural delegate conference said the centre was formed to meet the yearnings of the Nigerian workers.

According to him, this was done, “after exhaustive deliberation on the myriads of worsening national issues confronting Nigeria, Nigerian workers and the citizenry and the seeming lack of coherent and adequate response from critical support groups that ought to assist government develop appropriate strategies to engage them and having reviewed the current character and dynamics of the trade union movements in the globe and especially in Nigeria.”

The Sun, December 18

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