President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, on Thursday, expressed the conviction that the labour movement is worth dying for.
Ajaero stated this after honouring a police invitation over terrorism financing allegations levelled against him.
He also vowed not be distracted in his quest to ensure that workers’ welfare was paramount.
Also, one of the lawyers who went with him to the Police headquarters for interrogation, Maxwell Opara, said that the NLC will not relent as the police may come up with another allegation.
The NLC President honoured the police invitation in company with lawyers representing the Congress, led by the human rights activist, Chief Femi Falana, SAN, accompanied by Maxwell Opara and Deji Adeyanju.
Earlier, Falana had told different unions that converged on the Labour House in solidarity with Ajaero to stay back while assuring them that there was no cause for alarm.
Ajaero, who was invited by the police to address allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, criminal conspiracy, and treasonable felony, arrived at the IRT office at 10:17 a.m. and left shortly after 11:15 a.m.
Speaking with newsmen at the Labour House after leaving the police IRT headquarters, Ajaero said that the NLC remained committed to defending the rights of Nigerian workers and would not be intimidated.
Ajaero said, “Comrades, the labour movement is worth dying for because of its patriotism and commitment.
“The labour movement is one of the biggest pan-Nigerian organisations our patriotism from the days of colonial government till even the period of the military is unshakable.
“We are more patriotic than any other institution you can think of in this country and we are going to continue to be that.
“We have gone there and we are back and I just want to confirm to you that as a citizen I have gone there and we are back here. And. you can’t do this job we are doing without this type of hazard, it is expected.
“This is the highlight of the job. Even at the unit level some of us experience this. As far back as 1997, 1998 I was telling Falana, we were equally together in the cell enjoying ourselves during the time of Abacha.”
