Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has said that he had no reason to have supported the attack on the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, during protest in the state. Uzodimma said, “I think Joe Ajaero is pursuing his interest. He has a candidate in the election of Imo State, so he is driving whatever programme will give an advantage to the Labour Party in Imo State. “If you follow with interest the history of the Labour Congress from 1999 till date, never in the history of any government has the Labour Congress or Labour union, shown the level of hostility they have shown to this administration. I have no reason to encourage or support an assault on Joe Ajaero, who is the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress.”Asked whether the governor could directly apologise to the NLC President over the assault, Uzodimma said, “Ordinarily, whether Joe Ajaero is the Labour President, if such a thing happens to any human being, I must apologise because it’s in my state.

Source: Punch November 10, 2023 00:58 UTC