Leadership crisis, fraud hit NLC

       

The Nigeria Labour Congress; the nation’s oldest central labour centre, is being bogged down by fraud and failure of leadership.

For the first time in the history of the 36-year-old NLC, the Congress was shut down throughout last week. Reason, both elected and appointed officials were in Dubai for a retreat. For one week, the NLC was without a President and a general secretary.

A total of 22 officials who are all members of the National Administrative Council (NAC) led by NLC president, Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar were in Dubai. The NLC officials left Lagos on Sunday, February 16 on a United Emirate flight from Lagos and were due to return on Saturday, February 22nd.

NLC is not known to have any alliance with trade unions in the United Arab Emirate.

“The money was nothing short of a bribe. That cannot be their salaries and we don’t pay part time officials salaries,” said our source.While in Dubai, some officials posted on their facebook, their social outings and shopping for exotic cars.

A source familiar with the NLC said the theme of the retreat was not known, nor is the source of the money used to fund the Dubai trip. last year, the NLC paid into the account of its officials N3,000,000 (Three million Naira) each.

“The money was nothing short of a bribe. That cannot be their salaries and we don’t pay part time officials salaries,”