Nigerian workers threaten National grid, telecoms shutdown Thursday over plan to arrest Ajaero.
Nigerian workers in telecommunications and electricity sectors have threatened to shut down the National grid, and telecom services at midnight Wednesday if the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero is arrested by the Nigeria Police Force.
This was contained in separate notices on Tuesday by the General Secretaries of the National Union of Electricity Employees and the National Union of Postal and Telecommunications Employees, Dominic Igwebike and Mary Nwosu, respectively.
This comes after the police in a letter on Monday summoned Ajaero for questioning on Tuesday over an alleged link to terrorism financing and other allegations.
The NLC, president in a letter in response to the Police on Tuesday turned down the invitation because it came late.
He, however, fixed Wednesday, August 29 to honor the invitation.
Meanwhile, in reaction to the development, NUEE, NUPTE and other unions have vowed to down tools if Ajaero is arrested.
The development portends a danger to Nigeria’s economy as electricity and telecoms are the engine room.
Recall that on June 3, the National grid was shut down as a blackout hit Nigeria after workers commenced an indefinite strike.
