Former Anambra State governor and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Thursday, condemned the attack on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Obi in a post shared on his X handle described the attack as an abuse of power.
The tweet read, “What happened to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in Imo State, yesterday has come as a rude shock to most Nigerians.
“It says a lot about the state of affairs in our country today.
“It shows the level of lawlessness, impunity, criminality, and rascality that have engulfed our dear country.
“Things like this should worry any discerning mind because it runs counter to the type of country that we all desire and deserve.
“In the New Nigeria of our dreams, abuse of power and the reckless violation of citizens’ rights through acts of impunity will have no place.”
The Imo State Police Command earlier denied the allegation of arresting the NLC president, while the NLC and the Trades Union Congress threatened to call for an immediate nationwide strike following his arrest.
