N70,000 Transport Allowance Saga: ‘You can’t lead TUC from abroad,’ Ajaero tells Osifo
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File: TUC President Festus Osifo (left) and NLC President Joe Ajaero. *’Ajaero doesn’t understand Labour negotiations,’ Osifo retorts By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Kafayat Kokumo The rift between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has deepened following fresh accusations by NLC President, Joe Ajaero, that his TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo, is undermining the collective struggle of Nigerian workers. Usifo reacts In a swift reaction, President of TUC, Festus Osifo, disagreed with the stance of Joe Ajaero, maintaining, among others, that the NLC cannot negotiate the salaries and allowances of TUC members in the public service.
Context & Background
✦On his part, the TUC President, Festus Osifo, on Monday, disagreed with the stance of Joe Ajaero, NLC President, over whose responsibility it is to negotiate salaries and allowances of Nigerian workers with the federal government.
Key Figures & Named Entities
Monday:Ajaero made the remarks on Monday during an interview on Channels TV’s ‘The Morning Brief’.Monday:On his part, the TUC President, Festus Osifo, on Monday, disagreed with the stance of Joe Ajaero, NLC President, over whose responsibility it is to negotiate salaries and allowances of Nigerian workers with the federal government.Monday:The TUC President, while appearing as a guest on Channels TV’s ‘The Morning Brief’ on Monday, described the N70,000 agreement by the NLC President as an aberration, saying that the TUC was not carried along in the negotiations.
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✦File: TUC President Festus Osifo (left) and NLC President Joe Ajaero. *’Ajaero doesn’t understand Labour negotiations,’ Osifo retorts By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Kafayat Kokumo The rift between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has deepened following fresh accusations by NLC President, Joe Ajaero, that his TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo, is undermining the collective struggle of Nigerian workers.
✦Usifo reacts In a swift reaction, President of TUC, Festus Osifo, disagreed with the stance of Joe Ajaero, maintaining, among others, that the NLC cannot negotiate the salaries and allowances of TUC members in the public service.
✦On his part, the TUC President, Festus Osifo, on Monday, disagreed with the stance of Joe Ajaero, NLC President, over whose responsibility it is to negotiate salaries and allowances of Nigerian workers with the federal government.
Key Facts:Monday: Ajaero made the remarks on Monday during an interview on Channels TV’s ‘The Morning Brief’.Monday: On his part, the TUC President, Festus Osifo, on Monday, disagreed with the stance of Joe Ajaero, NLC President, over whose responsibility it is to negotiate salaries and allowances of Nigerian workers with the federal government.Monday: The TUC President, while appearing as a guest on Channels TV’s ‘The Morning Brief’ on Monday, described the N70,000 agreement by the NLC President as an aberration, saying that the TUC was not carried along in the negotiations.today: “Listening to Ajaero again today, I really pity the Labour movement and the quality of leaders that have been inflated on the NLC.
Editorial Excerpt
The rift between NLC and TUC has deepened following fresh accusations by Ajaero that Osifo is undermining the collective struggle of Nigerian workers
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File: TUC President Festus Osifo (left) and NLC President Joe Ajaero. *’Ajaero doesn’t understand Labour negotiations,’ Osifo retorts By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Kafayat Kokumo The rift between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has deepened following fresh accusations by NLC President, Joe Ajaero, that his TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo, is undermining the collective struggle of Nigerian workers.
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Ajaero made the remarks on Monday during an interview on Channels TV’s ‘The Morning Brief’.