The Presidency has explained that one of the reasons for the arrest of president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by officials of the Department of State Services, DSS, was his refusal to comply to an invitation from security operatives.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who revealed this yesterday in a lengthy statement while citing the 1999 constitution as amended, remarked that Ajaero is not above the law and he ought have honoured invitations by security agencies conducting an ongoing investigation for alleged terrorism financing.
Consequently, Onanuga faulted human rights violation claims levelled against the Nigerian government by the Trade Union Congress, TUC, in the United Kingdom, arguing that the Nigerian government was falsely accused of rights abuse because Ajaero, was stopped from traveling for the conference on Monday.
He vehemently rejects any notion and allusion to human rights violations in Nigeria, insisting that claims by TUC in the UK are unfounded and based on a misunderstanding of the situation, affirming that the Nigerian government is led by a pro-democracy activist president who is committed to protecting civil liberties and the rights of all citizens.
Recall that in late August, the NLC president had responded to a police invitation regarding allegations of terrorism financing and maintained his innocence throughout the process.
