Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday refuted claims that the union tends to scuttle the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) recently made several allegations that NLC president, Joe Ajaero, is plotting to scuttle Tinubu’s inauguration and is working with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to actualise the presidential bid of Peter Obi of the Labour Party candidate.

It also accused Ajaero of using NLC as a platform to achieve his Biafra agenda

The Igbo-dominated Congress is being used by Ajaero to sabotage the nation’s economy, according to AYA, and the invasion of the Lagos and Imo airports by IPOB fundamentalists posing as the NLC is just the start of what Ajaero is planning to do to prevent Tinubu from taking the oath of office on May 29.

Meanwhile, NLC in a statement by its spokesperson, Benson Upah, said dismissed all the allegations stating that neither Ajaero nor the NLC has plans to scuttle Tinubu’s inauguration,

Upah stated that all the allegations are cheap blackmail intended to divert the attention of the leadership of Congress from its obligation or mission to the people.

“We wish to reiterate that the Nigeria Labour Congress is a pan-Nigerian organisation not governed by primordial sentiments such as ethnicity or religion,

“Ajaero is a law-abiding citizen and a stickler for the separation and expression of powers, of which the judiciary is one.

“In light of this, he does not believe in the intimidation of judges but nonetheless holds the view that corrupt judges should be put in their place,” he added.

Upah noted that it is unreasonable to accuse Ajaero and the Secretary-General, Emmanuel Ugboaja, of pursuing an ethnic agenda at the Congress, let alone IPOB.

“To therefore label and profile him as an ethnicist is not only criminal but suggestive of fear of Ajaero in some quarters.

“However, those in mortal fear of Ajaero are the ones that constitute a threat to our national security, for they are the ones with something to hide.

“In spite of their vitriol and blackmail, Ajaero will not back down but will continue to act, speak, and lead the Congress with fear of God and in line with the fine traditions of lawful and patriotic protest,” Upah added.

According to him, the Arewa Youths Assembly, which he refers to as “phoney organisations in search of bread and butter,” are floating character assassins waiting to be hired for a pittance.

“We will not waste our time on them except to point out that they have only succeeded in denigrating the name Arewa, which has sadly been franchised for pecuniary benefits,” he stated. (The Guardian)

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