Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has knocked Kaduna State governor, Mal. Nasir El-Rufai, for declaring President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba and other union leaders wanted.
“By the combined effect of the Trade Union Act and the Nigerian Constitution, Comrade Wabba and other labour leaders have the unquestionable rights to participate in the peaceful warning strike and mass protests against further retrenchment of workers in the Kaduna State public service.
“The Miscellaneous Offences Act is not a state statute but a federal enactment. To that extent, if Governor El Rufai has evidence that Comrade Wabba and other labour leaders have contravened any provisions of the Act he is required to lodge a complaint in any of the police stations in Kaduna State.
“The Governor lacks the power to declare any alleged offender wanted under the Act or any other law whatsoever,” Falana said.
The senior lawyer, however, called on the authorities of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to ignore El-Rufai’s statement.
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