Wawareporters reports that despite resistance from the Edo State House of Assembly and deployment of security personnel that necessitated a last-minute change of venue, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday inaugurated Professor Monday Igbafen as the new Caretaker Committee Chairman to oversee it’s affairs.
The faction is supported by the national leadership of NLC, while the Edo State government is in support of the Comrade Bernard Joman Egwakhide led faction.
Speaking to journalists at the Union Secretariat, Comrade Egwakhide said.
“From the directive and the letter sent by the National secretary, it stated that they are coming to inaugurate acommittee… We have been here since morning. Other workers have been here.
”We have not seen anybody that come into this place to inaugurate any committee. So, we feel that there is nothing that has happened again.
”In all, I Comrade Bernard Egwakhide remain the authentic chairman of Edo NLC.”
Continuing, Egwakhide said he emerged caretaker chairman of the Edo NLC after 43 affiliate unions gave him their nods.
He stated that the development followed the removed from office, the erstwhile chairman, Comrade Odion Olaye.
Egwuakhide however accused the Comrade Joe Ajaero-led National NLC leadership of causing trouble in the Edo State chapter after he attempted to impose a leadership committee on workers.
He said Ajaero also flouted the Edo State House Assembly resolution on the Edo NLC leadership for peace to reign.
