Labour Demands Immediate Reversal Of Emergency Rule In Rivers

Labour said the action blatantly violates the provisions of Part II, Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and constitutes an overreach of executive power. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has unequivocally condemned what they described as hasty and unconstitutional declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The labour unions called for the immediate reversal of the declaration, saying that the action blatantly violates the provisions of Part II, Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution…

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