The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has debunked reports calling for the resignation of the embattled Senate president, Dr Abubakar Olubukola Saraki.
In a statement signed by the president of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, the attention of the Congress was drawn to a report in one of the National Dailies , on Sunday calling for the resignation of the Senate president. The caption of the story had read, “Resign now, labour unions tell Saraki”.
The report had stated that “Nigerian workers, under the umbrellas of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have asked the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, to vacate his office pending the determination of his case at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.”
Denying this story, NLC said it did not issue any statement to that effect. “As a matter of fact, Congress has never made such a demand and therefore dissociates itself from the statement. We therefore urge the general public and our members in particular to please take note”, the statement pointed.
According to leadership of NLC, the recent mass rally by NLC/TUC and civil society allies in Abuja was to support the anti-corruption crusade of the current administration as well as enthronement of good governance in the country.
The statement said, “While Congress will continue to support the anti-graft war, it will however not support the removal of any public office holder without recourse to due process. Labour values security of tenure unless there is a proven case of guilt which clearly is not yet the case with particular reference to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, whose controversial matter of alleged false declaration of his assets is still in court.
“Congress as a democratic organization presumes all Nigerians, workers inclusive are innocent until they are proved guilty by the courts of law of the land”, the statement affirmed.
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