The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Rivers state, have
threatened to embark on an
indefinite strike, if the
Rivers State Commissioner
of Police, Mr. Mbu Joseph
Mbu is not redeployed in the
next 21 days.

They stated in protest of the
harsh treatment meted out
to their members earlier in
the week.

Armed police-officers had fired teargas at newly-
recruited teachers, in a bid to disperse them,
after alleging that the gathering was a politically
motivated.

The state NLC Chairman, Chris Oruge, and his
TUC counterpart, Hyginus Onuegbu, while
briefing journalists on Friday in Port Harcourt,
called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP),
Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, and the Police
Service Commission (PSC) to act on their
demand, if they were interested in the welfare
and development of Rivers State and the
country at large.

“The teachers, who were dispersed with teargas
at the Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt on
Wednesday, are our members, having received
their appointment letters as teachers,” Oruge
said.

He added that it was
disheartening that Mbu has not
given any tangible reasons for the police action,
warning that if his activities were not checked,
they could throw the state into a deep state of
anarchy.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the organised
labour hereby demands that Mbu be redeployed
forthwith to avert imminent industrial
disharmony in Rivers State", he continued.

“To this end, we hereby give a 21-day ultimatum
to the IGP and PSC to address the issues raised
above expeditiously.”

The organised labour is also seeking an
unreserved apology from the police
Commissioner over the incident.

Culled from: Daily Post

the man is really an agent of Jonathan and working in accordance of the presidency with all his actions and inactions. this is absolutely insane, the man need to be remove. shikena

Going to court is clearly more democratic than imposing threats on the president of their country.

This might be the End of mr mbu, Time will tell if Things will favor him

The Union could even go to strike forever.
Amaechi propaganda must stop
Go to court NLC
You can't hold the NPF to ransome with ultimatum
IGP nor PSC doesn't take orders from labor
Mbu is GOING NOWHERE

Is it just my imagination or did GEJ just add 13000 new pissed off young folks who are probably also 'feeling abused' by the police, to his seemingly growing list of enemies?

Even if some of those teachers were GEJ apologists like some people we have here on NairaLand, will their reasoning still be the same after getting thrashed and "tear gased"? All cos the President didn't feel comfortable with their gathering. . .

They had a 'corporate, responsible yet-to-be-found-wanting image' not just random people. . . That's 13k potential enemies in one day, I'd like to call that a veeeerry bad move. . .