The Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has led a delegation of the party’s leadership and the Obidient Movement to Maiduguri on Tuesday.
A statement by Peter Obi Media Reach
(POMR) spokesperson Ibrahim Umar indicated that party’s leadership visited the Borno State capital to express condolences and offer support to victims of the recent flood disaster that hit the state.
The statement list the team to include the National Chairman of the Party’s caretaker committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, Obi’s running mate Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmad, and the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, made an initial donation of ₦50 million to the state government’s emergency relief fund.
According the statement, the group met with Governor Babagana Zulum, the Shehu of Borno, His Highness Abubakar Ibn Umar Garba Al Amin El-Kanemi, and toured the Bank of the North spare parts market, where traders suffered significant losses.
The team also visited an IDP camp at Government College, where they interacted with thousands of displaced individuals and met a woman who tragically lost her newborn twins in the flood.

Addressing the people of Borno, the Labour Party delegation emphasized their commitment to aiding those affected by the disaster.
“As the people of Borno navigate this challenging time, we want them to know they are not alone. We are dedicated to helping alleviate the suffering and hardship caused by the floods,” they stated.

The delegation pledged ongoing support to the affected communities and thanked the Borno State government for its intervention efforts. They extended their prayers and sympathies to the families affected by the devastating floods and vowed to continue their efforts to aid recovery in the region.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has entered into a closed-door meeting following the arrest and detention of its President, Joe Ajaero, by the Nigerian government.
Ajaero was apprehended without a legal warrant while en route to the United Kingdom to attend a global workers’ gathering, leaving his current location and health status unknown.

Benson Upah, the Head of Public Relations at the NLC, confirmed the arrest on Monday, condemning the action as a “brazen act of lawlessness and intimidation.”
The NLC is calling for Ajaero’s immediate and unconditional release, labeling the detention a threat to democracy and workers’ rights.

Ajaero was scheduled to speak at the Trade Union Congress in the UK, addressing critical issues such as workers’ rights, social justice, and economic fairness on behalf of Nigerian workers. His sudden detention has raised concerns within the labor community, both locally and internationally.

In response to the incident, the NLC has put its affiliates, state councils, and civil society allies on high alert. The Congress has also urged the international community, human rights organizations, and democracy advocates to closely monitor what it described as a growing trend of authoritarianism in Nigeria.

The outcome of the ongoing closed-door meeting is expected to determine the NLC’s next course of action, with the organization vowing not to be intimidated by oppressive tactics. The NLC plans to release further details following the meeting.

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero has been arrested by the operatives of the Department of the State Services.

It was gathered that Ajaero arrest happened on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while he was on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment.

The NLC president was billed to attend the Trade Union Congress conference in London, which begins today.
Head of Information of the NLC, Mr Benson Upah, who comfirmed his arrest said the union does not know where Ajaero had been taken but he indicated tgat it was the DSS that arrested him.
His arrest according to sources is not unconnected with alleged terrorism financing same allegations police had earlier summoned him

Recall that Ajearo and the Secretary General of the union, Emmanuel Ugboaja were invited by the Nigerian Police over alleged terrorism financing charges.