NLC, TUC Clash Over Protest At CAC Headquarters

The Nigeria Labour Congress staged a protest at the Corporate
Affairs Commission headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.

The demonstration which began around 8:00 am on the premises of
the commission was planned to prevent workers from gaining entry
into the building.

According to the union, the demonstration was held over
suspected hostile policies against labour workers of the
commission.

It was learnt that the protest, led by the president of the NLC,
Comrade Ayuba Waba, alongside other executives and members of the
union, was staged against the decision of the CAC leadership to
clamp down on union members who challenged anti-workers
policies.

However, the Trade Union Congress was not on the same page with
the NLC over the protest, which led to a clash between members of
both unions.

While reacting at the protest ground, Waba alleged that the
Commission’s Registrar General, Garba Abubakar, hindered staff
promotion and brought in environmental experts to fumigate the
agency for N35 million in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, including
contracting someone to paint the Zone 5 annexe office for N25
million.

TUC had on Tuesday held a news conference, warning that they
would resist protest by the NLC, but the latter stated that it
would not renege on its plans to demonstrate against CAC for three
days.

The Nigeria Labour Congress staged a protest at the Corporate
Affairs Commission headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.

The demonstration which began around 8:00 am on the premises of
the commission was planned to prevent workers from gaining entry
into the building.

According to the union, the demonstration was held over
suspected hostile policies against labour workers of the
commission.

It was learnt that the protest, led by the president of the NLC,
Comrade Ayuba Waba, alongside other executives and members of the
union, was staged against the decision of the CAC leadership to
clamp down on union members who challenged anti-workers
policies.

However, the Trade Union Congress was not on the same page with
the NLC over the protest, which led to a clash between members of
both unions.

While reacting at the protest ground, Waba alleged that the
Commission’s Registrar General, Garba Abubakar, hindered staff
promotion and brought in environmental experts to fumigate the
agency for N35 million in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, including
contracting someone to paint the Zone 5 annexe office for N25
million.

TUC had on Tuesday held a news conference, warning that they
would resist protest by the NLC, but the latter stated that it
would not renege on its plans to demonstrate against CAC for three
days.