The Nigeria Labour Congress has summoned an emergency National Executive Council meeting to discuss the invitation of its National President, Joe Ajaero, by the police for alleged terrorism financing.
The NEC meeting with heads of affiliates and state chapters of NLC will hold at the Labour House in Abuja today by 8 a.m.
The notice for the emergency NEC meeting was issued by NLC Secretary General, Emmanuel Ugboaja.
It could be recalled that the police has ordered Ajaero to submit himself to investigators or be declared wanted on charges of “criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, reasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime”.
The police summon was issued on Monday by ACP Adamu S. Mu’azu of the Police Intelligence Unit.
Ajaero was directed to report at the IRT Complex, Abbattoir by Guzape Junction in Abuja on Tuesday, August 20 at 10 am.
The Syndicate reports that security agents had earlier conducted a night raid on the NLC national secretariat in Abuja.
The police later explained that the raid was in pursuant of “subversive” figures considered as threat to Nigeria’s democracy.
Last week, the NLC rejected the explanation offered by the police on the raid and demanded the release of its arrested members and seized documents.
The NLC also accused the government of attempting to interfere with the union’s affairs, including a proposed reduction in the tenure of trade union leaders.
