NLC calls for Police investigation on burnt union office in Rivers State
- Admin
- May 12, 2015
- 1 min read
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has instructed its Rivers State chapter to call in the police in order to unravel the cause of the fire incident that burnt its Port Harcourt office.
A statement released by the General Secretary of the union, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, disclosed that invaluable documents and materials were destroyed in the fire.
The union said: “We note with sadness the fire incident that gutted our State Council office in Port Harcourt. Invaluable documents and materials were destroyed in the fire.
“We have directed our State Council to invite the police to do a thorough investigation. While we acknowledge a festering crisis in the Council, we would not want to prejudice the outcome of a police investigation by commenting further.
“We urge anybody with useful information on the incident to contact the Congress or the police.
“In furtherance of our own internal investigation, members of the State Administrative Council in the affected Council have been invited to Abuja.
“In the interim, we appeal to our members in Rivers State to remain calm but vigilant.”
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