- Wants ban on flights to Owerri lifted
The South East National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu has expressed dismay over the cancellation of all flights bided for Owerri, the Imo State capital, by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Aviation Unions as a wildly taken decision.
According to a statement which he personally signed, and made available to journalists, he attributed this action as not only unruly, but out of place behavior by the Labour unions for dragging the Imo State Government and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), into what he termed a Labour union internal affair.
Reacting to the latest development where the Abuja Airport routes were barricaded by the workforce and demanded that all flights to Owerri be cancelled across the Nigerian Airports, Arodiogbu explained that the Labour was blowing the matter out of proportion.
He added that attacking the Imo State Government and the NPF was a misplaced fight as neither the Government nor the NPF committed any crime against any Labour official.
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Regrettably, Arodiogbu hinted that at first, Labour leadership in its wisdom shouldn’t have embarked on such a disruptive exercise which is currently truncating people’s free movements and businesses which was a result of the squabbles they (Labour Unions) can amicably resolve within themselves.
He added that the crux of the matter was a misunderstanding that ensued among the Chapters of the Labour unions in Imo State and the NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero, which the police only waded in to avert more harm and restore peace at the said moment Ajaero was reportedly assaulted by yet to be identified persons.
Arodiogbu, expressing displeasure, was of the opinion that neither the Imo State Government nor the governor was seen at the spot where Ajaero was attacked.
“The regrettable physical attack on him cannot be ascertained to have been caused by the police or by the Imo State Government.
However, the NLC was challenged to decide if it still wanted to remain as a political party or as a Union that wanted to represent the whole Nigerian workers, stressing that the essence of this was to guard them against a clash of interests.
He was of the opinion that if the Labour union felt violated, it should seek redress rather than take laws into its own hands.