NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has petitioned the leadership of Organisation of African Trade Union Unity, OATUU, over the purported termination of the appointment of Nigerian Owei Lakemfa, as OATUU Secretary General, saying it is unacceptable to Nigerian labour movement.
NLC, in a petition addressed to the President of OATUU, a Ghanian, Brother Francis Atwoli, and copied to OATUU General Council, OATUU Executive Council, Alhaji Hassan Sunmonu; Adviser, OATUU; Secretary General, OATUU; and Director General International Labour Organisation, ILO, expressed concerned about the termination of Lakemfa’s appointment without recourse to due process.
In the petition signed by NLC’s President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, Congress argued that equally worrisome were other complaints bordering on gross abuse of Lakemfa’s human rights, victimization, harassment and intimidation as well as non-payment of his legitimate earnings.
The petition read in part “Our attention has been drawn to the purported termination of employment of Comrade Owei Lakemfa, former Ag. General Secretary of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as Secretary General of the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU).
Comrade Owei Lakemfa was reportedly served with the letter of termination of his appointment as OATUU Secretary General dated 25 February 2015 on the 2nd of March 2015 to take effect 29 November 2015. We recall some unsubstantiated allegations against the Secretary General as well as his purported suspension from office without opportunity of fair hearing.
“We are particularly concerned about the termination of his appointment without recourse to due process.”
Equally worrisome are other complaints bordering on gross abuse of his human rights, victimization, harassment and intimidation as well as non payment of his legitimate earnings. Until the allegations leveled against the Secretary General, Comrade Owei Lakemfa are proven beyond reasonable doubt and his right to fair hearing respected, the purported letter of termination of his appointment is not acceptable to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) under our leadership”.
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