Strike: NLC Chairman to El-Rufai, “Come and arrest me”

By our Reporter

Ayuba Wabba,Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, has reacted after he was on Tuesday declared wanted by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai.

Wabba had on Monday led workers in Kaduna State on a warning strike to force El-rufai to rescind his decision to sack workers in the state.

The warning strike embarked upon by the NLC led to the grounding of economic and social activities in the state with workers in the railway, aviation, medical sector and others joining the protest staged by the Congress.

“They closed several hospitals and chased away the patients,” he added.

In an update today, the governor said, “Ayuba Wabba & others of @NLC Headquarters declared wanted for economic sabotage & attacks on public infrastructure under Miscellaneous Offences Act. Anyone that knows where he is hiding should send a message to @MOJKaduna KDSG. There will be a handsome reward!”

Responding, the NLC Chairman, while leading a protest of striking workers to the government house on Tuesday, dared the governor to arrest him.

According to report by Daily trust,the NLC chairman said:“Let him come and arrest me. We are here and waiting for them,”

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