The Delta Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, has suggested the Nigeria Labour Congress to permit due procedure to succeed over the invitation of its president by way of the police.
Abaniwonda made the decision on Thursday when the Delta bankruptcy of NLC held a protest in team spirit with its president, Comrade Joe Ajaero, on the condition police headquarters in Asaba.
The protest used to be led by way of NLC’s first Vice-Chairman within the condition, Comrade Ziko Okwudi.
Ajaero, who used to be not too long ago invited by way of the police over an alleged involvement in terrorism, honoured the invitation in Abuja on Thursday.
The Commissioner of Police mentioned Ajaero’s invitation used to be purely interactive to support police investigation into the allegation.
“As a safety company, what the police do is to research. No person is intimidating or witch-hunting the NLC president.
“It’s in layout with our accountability to hold out investigations into allegations that we prolonged a call for participation to the NLC president to return and let us know what he is aware of.
“No person has threatened him with arrest because the invitation is only interactive; I will be able to ensure you.
“One thing is sure, in the final analysis, Nigerians will be told what the interaction is all about; so I want to appeal to labour not to pre-empt the process,” Abaniwonda mentioned.
On the other hand, the CP recommended the NLC in Delta for the non violent means it carried out the team spirit protest, urging them to stay non violent and law-abiding.
He mentioned the Federal Executive used to be now not out to intimidate the NLC and its management, as perceived in some quarters.
In lieu, he mentioned the FG would proceed to paintings with labour for the betterment of the society at massive.
NAN stories that the NLC contributors have been previous gained by way of the Deputy Commissioner of Police answerable for Operations, Mr Aina Adesola.
Adesola suggested them to stay non violent, assuring that the FG and the police would by no means witch-hunt the labour union.
“I will have to initially commend you for the way you’ve carried out yourselves on this team spirit protest. The police stay your companions in exit in our society.
“I will be able to ensure you that the government will do justice on your motive.
“The FG appreciates the contributions of labour to the growth of our nation,” mentioned Adesola.
Previous in his cope with, the NLC’s first Vice-Chairman in Delta expressed the disgruntlement of the union over the stream ordeal of its president.
Okwudi mentioned NLC considered the incident as an assault at the labour motion in Nigeria.
“We have now come right here these days in team spirit with our nationwide president, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who’s being hunted by way of the government over alleged involvement in terrorism.
“You understand that labour won’t ever get itself concerned with any operate of terrorism.
“It’s unpleasant that after they wish to hold a canine, they first give it a unholy identify to absolute best the plan, however we can by no means permit that to occur.
“As members of the NLC, we remain in solidarity with our president because injury to one is an injury to all,” Okwudi mentioned.
Reiterating NLC’s constancy to the welfare of the voters, he suggested the FG to tread with warning over the allegation towards their president.
NAN