News Investigators/ Lawyer to the Nigeria Labour Congress, Femi Falana, has told the Nigeria Police that the President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, will not honour the invitation to appear at the force headquarters on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, by 10 am.
Mr. Falana, in a letter, explained why Mr. Ajaero would not attend, saying the NLC President had fixed an engagement for the same day before the Police invitation was sent to him on Monday.
The Head of Information and Public Affairs at the NLC headquarters in Abuja, had made public on Monday, in a statement the Police’ request for the NLC President to appear before it for an “interview in connection with ongoing investigations into “criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, reasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime.”
ACP Adamu Mu’azu, the Commissioner of Police in charge of Intelligence, signed the letter of invitation.
However, Mr. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), in his letter, Tuesday said Mr. Ajaero would not attend, promising that his client would be available at the Police headquarters on August 29.
He requested the Police to furnish him with details of the allegations of criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion and cybercrime levelled against his client.
Mr. Falana’s letter was addressed to the Inspector General of Police, through the DCP Mohammed Ahmed Sanusi.
The letter to the Police titled: “Re: Letter of invitation,” which was signed by Samuel Ogala, read: “We are Solicitors to the Nigeria Labour Congress and its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, on whose behalf we write this letter in respect of the above subject matter.
“We have the instructions of Comrade Joe Ajaero to inform you that he is unable to honour your invitation on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 in view of the fact that your invitation letter was received by him yesterday. He has an engagement that had been fixed before the receipt of the invitation letter.
“Therefore, Comrade Ajaero is prepared for your interview on Wednesday, August 29, 2024. Furthermore, in accordance with the provisions of section 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as altered, Comrade Ajaero requests for the details and nature of the allegations of Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion and Cybercrime levelled against him.
“While awaiting your positive response to this letter, please accept the assurances of our highest esteem.”
Meanwhile, the labour union has vowed to embark on a nationwide industrial actionshould Mr. Ajaero be arrested by the Police.