By Victor Ahiuma-Young

THE crisis rocking the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has taken a new twist, as the Joe Ajaero’s faction has accused the faction led by Ayuba Wabba of instigating illegal probe of the finances of some industrial unions by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

But Wabba, who denied receipt of the petition, said there was no truth in the petition, saying even the EFCC knew it was not true.

‘’We do not operate like that. We are decent leaders committed to the welfare of workers,’’ Wabba said.

He, however, said a former response would be issued once he received the petition and promised to get back as soon as he read through the petition.

But in the four-page petition to Wabba, titled: ”Insidious attempts at destabilizing the Labour Movement: An urgent call to stop,” dated October 20, 2016, by Ajaero, the faction claimed Wabba was sponsoring illegal groups in unions to undermine their leadership, negating the spirit of the movement.

The petition read:  “Inviting the EFCC or other security agencies through proxies as a leverage to hunt labour leaders in Nigeria will not work.

‘’Pursuing the appropriation of state powers for purposes of resolving purely industrial relations issues is self-defeating and we can say very destructive.”