{"id":23603,"date":"2014-02-28T17:20:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T16:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=23603"},"modified":"2014-02-28T17:22:32","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T16:22:32","slug":"leadership-crisis-fraud-rock-nlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/leadership-crisis-fraud-rock-nlc\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership crisis, fraud rock NLC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress; the nation\u2019s oldest central labour centre, is being bogged down by fraud and failure of leadership.<\/p>\n

For the first time in the history of the 36-year-old NLC, the Congress was shut down throughout last week. Reason, both elected and appointed officials were in Dubai for a retreat.\u00a0For one week, the NLC was without a President and a general secretary.<\/p>\n

A total of 22 officials who are all members of the National Administrative Council (NAC) led by NLC president, Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar were in Dubai. The NLC officials left Lagos on Sunday, February 16 on a United Emirate flight from Lagos and were due to return on Saturday, February 22nd.
\nNLC is not known to have any alliance with trade unions in the United Arab Emirate.<\/p>\n

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Workers during an industrial action.<\/p>\n

While in Dubai, some officials posted on their facebook, their social outings and shopping for exotic cars.
\nA source\u00a0familiar with the NLC said the theme of the\u00a0retreat was not known, nor is the source of the money used to fund the Dubai trip. \u201cThis is a pattern that has become so worrisome,\u201d the source said.
\nVanguard learnt that last year, the NLC paid into the account of its officials N3,000,000 (Three million Naira) each.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money was nothing short of a bribe.\u00a0That cannot be their salaries and we don\u2019t pay part time officials salaries,\u201d said our source.
\nOur source said, only one\u00a0\u00a0 member of NAC queried the source and dissatisfied with the explanation of the hierarchy of the NLC, he returned the money.\u00a0All others accepted the money which was paid into their bank accounts.<\/p>\n

Another source close to the leadership of the NLC said, \u201cYour guess is as good as mine.\u00a0\u00a0 Election is around the corner and this could be a away of taking labour in. There is also the issue of NASU which the president without consultation, barred NASU from returning to the Congress. So, this trip could also be about buying these union leaders to support the decision\u201d.<\/p>\n

NASU, an affiliate of the NLC withdrew from the activities of the Congress about three years ago following a dispute over the process that led to re-election of Abdulwaheed Omar as NLC president.
\nEfforts made to reach the NLC president, Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar and the Acting general secretary, Chris Uyot at the time of filing this report were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

Contacted for comments on the retreat and the allegation of NLC officials spending money from unnamed sources, the pioneer president of the NLC and former executive secretary of the Organisation of Trade Union Unity (OATUU), Comrade Hassan Sunmonu, who spoke to Vanguard on phone from Oshogbo, Osun State, said of the retreat \u201cIt does not appear to me opportune for them to have left the country at this \u00a0critical moment\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said, there were important issues, such as the National Conference, the alleged missing 10 billion, the crisis between the presidency and the Central Bank which culminated in the sack of\u00a0\u00a0 the then Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to which the NLC\u2019s voice should have been heard.
\nThe former NLC president said, \u201cI will like to have a more convincing reason for the retreat\u00a0\u00a0 from them\u201d.<\/p>\n

Another former officer of the NLC who prefers anonymity said, \u201cWhen Oshiomhole led the NLC, we were at the NLC to protest against N5m furniture allowance for legislators. Now, billions of Naira is reportedly missing and the NLC\u2019s voice is not heard.\u00a0What does that tell you?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

Comrade Sunmonu said \u201c I don\u2019t know why they went to Dubai.\u00a0There are places within Nigeria where they can have such retreat.\u00a0There are facilities owned by government and the private sector that could have been used.
\nHe however, insisted \u201cI don\u2019t have their side of the story\u201d.<\/p>\n

On the allegation that the source of the funds is shrouded in secrecy, the former NLC president said \u00a0\u201cIf it is not from NLC purse, where is it from and for what purpose is it being provided for the leadership of NLC. There is no free lunch anywhere\u201d.<\/p>\n

Those who were in Dubai for the retreat include; Deputy presidents, Kiri Mohammed, Promise Adewusi and Joe Ajaero.
\nAlso on the trip were Vice presidents,\u00a0Issa Aremu,\u00a0\u00a0 Emmanuel Ajoku, Lucy Offiong and Anthony Nted.
\nOther elected officials were Trustee, Comrade Igwe Achese, Financial Secretary,\u00a0Boniface Isok, Ex- office , Sarah Gana and Papa Kunini , Ex-Officio.<\/p>\n

Vanguard<\/p>\n

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