Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar
The
Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have issued a
21-day ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed
Abubakar, and the Police Service Commission to redeploy the Rivers State
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, in order to avert an indefinite
workers’ strike.
The NLC and TUC, on Friday, issued the
ultimatum at a joint press briefing they organised to address the
dispersing of 13,000 teachers at the Port Harcourt Liberation Stadium
and the continued blockade of Obio/Akpor council secretariat.
Speaking during the event that held in
Port Harcourt, the State NLC Chairman, Dr. Chris Oruge, explained that
apart from the call for Mbu’s redeployment, the organised labour in the
state was demanding an unreserved apology from the IGP and the state
police commissioner for dispersing the teachers who came to collect
their letters of posting.
Oruge said, “It will be recalled that
Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu has continued to lock Obio/Akpor Local Government
Council Secretariat despite a subsisting court order that the police
should vacate the Obio/Akpor Local Government premises and allow the
workers unrestricted access to their workplace.
“The organised labour views the action
of the commissioner of police as a direct challenge to a competent order
of the court and an invitation to organised labour anarchy in Rivers
State.
“To this end, organised labour hereby
gives 21 days ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police and the
Police Service Commission to address the issues raised above
expeditiously. In the alternative, the organised labour will embark on
an indefinite strike action.”
Also, the State TUC Chairman, Mr. Chika
Onuegbu, expressed worry that Obio/Akpor council workers had not receive
their May, June, July and August salaries due to the continued closure
of the secretariat by the police.
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