Ribadu Apologises to Organized Labour over attack on Ajaero.
…says Ajaero’s Attackers have been arrested
The federal government has apologized to organized labour over the attack on NLC President, Joe Ajaero.
The national security adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, said the attackers of Ajaero in Owerri, Imo state, have been arrested and urged organized labour to rescind its decisions on the ongoing national strike because of its implications on the livelihood of ordinary Nigerians
Ribadu said the attackers of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, have been arrested and investigations have commenced.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Head of Strategic Communications in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Zakari U Mijinyawa, on Wednesday, November 15.
Ribadu urged organised labour to rescind its decisions on the ongoing strike. The statement partially reads: “The NSA regrets the incident and condemns it in its entirety as it was against the rule of law and the principles of freedom of association and expression subscribed to by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his administration. “The Federal Government will never condone such an act. “As a fallout of the incident relevant authorities were directed to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the assault and bring to book the culprits. An available update indicates that some arrests have already been made in this regard. The outcome of the investigation will be made public as soon as it is concluded.
