The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has asserted that no state governor has the authority to ban labour unions, maintaining that union activities are under the exclusive legislative list in the Nigerian Constitution.
Ajaero made the statement on Monday during a town hall meeting with workers at the NLC Secretariat in Lokoja, Kogi State. His remarks were in response to the proscription of labour unions in state-owned tertiary institutions by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.
“Union practice falls under the exclusive legislative list in the Constitution. No governor has the power to ban them. You don’t ban what you don’t have control over,” Ajaero declared.
He also criticized the growing trend of governors spending more time in Abuja instead of focusing on governance in their respective states, lamenting the negative impact on state administration.
