Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that a faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) was being funded by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) when he took over government in 1999. Obasanjo made this revelation at the 85th birthday celebration and book presentation in honour of former NLC President Hassan Summonu in Abuja.
According to Obasanjo, one of the unions was backed by the Soviet-era KGB, while the other received support from the CIA. He stated that this situation prompted him to initiate reforms aimed at establishing a single Nigerian labour movement that would be organised, funded, and controlled internally.
Obasanjo appointed Justice Adebiyi to lead the reform process, which resulted in the establishment of the Nigeria Labour Congress as the unified national labour body. Summonu became the first elected leader of the NLC.
The former president praised Summonu for strengthening labour leadership in Nigeria and expanding its influence across Africa and globally. He also revealed that he wrote the foreword to Summonu’s new book, highlighting the labour leader’s contributions to national development.
NLC President Joe Ajaero has since condemned the exclusion of labour from policy-making, citing the need for inclusive governance and fair taxation.
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