These were the posers that formed the fulcrum of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) annual Rain School, which took place in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital recently. This is demonstrated by the Nigeria Labour Congress’ formation of the Labour Party in 2002. Onyia-Ekwuasi also faulted claim that most labour leaders are not educationally equipped to dabble into the murky political waters, saying, “it is not true that labour activists are not highly educated. The place of labour in politics should be complimentary because the government and political parties cannot function effectively without the labour union members.”He posited that for labour to remain relevant to reigning issues, its leadership and members must constantly seek knowledge through labour education apparatus. The most distinct feature of labour education is that its themes are always centred on contemporary issues that labour activists can relate to.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2018 04:30 UTC