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.... ....   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact Towards a better life for the people Search The Archives   Cover Stories National News South West Niger Delta South East North Politics Business Sports World Viewpoints Features   ..... NATIONAL NEWS SSS men arrest NLC officials as Obasanjo presents labour bill By Rotimi Ajayi Friday, July 30, 2004 ABUJA— TWENTY four hours after President Olusegun Obasanjo presented the Trade Union Bill to the House of Representatives, operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) yesterday arrested two officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Benson Upah and Moses Umaru. The duo were picked up at the National Assembly lobby and were first detained at the complex basement before they were taken away. Acting General Secretary of the NLC, Mr Owei Lakemfa, said in a statement that the two officials were moved to SSS headquarters in Abuja. Said he: “The Congress officials, Mr Benson Upah, NLC Parliamentary Liaison Officer and Moses Umaru of the administration department were arrested at about 1.30 p.m. and detained on the ground floor of the National Assembly before being taken to SSS headquarters. “The team that detained the NLC officials was led by the SSS officer-in-charge of the National Assembly. An attempt to also arrest two other officials, Mr. Innocent Ogwuche and Miss Jane Alabi, also on the National Assembly premises failed as they escaped from the hands of their would-be captors. “The arrest of the NLC officials is a deliberate attempt by the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration to intimidate the National Assembly, the NLC and Nigerians in general over his ill-conceived and anti-people bill. “President Obasanjo cannot on one hand try to ban the NLC and the other seek to stop the NLC from carrying her case to the National Assembly. The NLC cannot and will not be intimidated by such repressive tactics. The president and his administration must know that once they present a bill to the National Assembly, it becomes a public issue and that they cannot stop Nigerians from encouraging the National Assembly on such a bill. “No earthly power can stop the NLC and workers from presenting our case on the bill before the National Assembly. The NLC demands the immediate and unconditional release of her detained officials.” The two officials was arrested while trying to distribute the NLC position paper on the Trade Union Bill presented to the House yesterday.   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact © 1998- 2004. Vanguard Media Ltd.

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