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Friday, March 30, 2012

Edo State Youths Protest Condemning NLC And TUC Rally In Benin

It was mixed reaction in Benin City today when some Edo state youths took to the street to protest against NLC and TUC rally which took place some days ago.
Their grievances was that the labour group is in no position to dictate the candidate that Edo state civil servants should vote for, describing them as corrupt and hungry leaders.
The group was led by Olu Matins.

To understand the whole story read the details below:

Governor Adams Oshiomhole with NLC Benin Branch coerced the members of its body to organise a rally in declaration for Comrade Adams ahead of July 14 election. What appears to be a desperate and panic rally was in flagrant disobedience of restraining order obtained by Congress For Progressive Change [CPC] in industrial court, an order widely publicised wherein the NLC Benin Branch was Ordered not to organise the said rally.

What actually beats everybody's imagination was that, even Governor Adams Oshiomhole who was brought to power by court process was the same person who led some ignorant civil servants to force open Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium to the consternation of the policemen drafted to ensure compliance with the court order.
One can not but wonder why a governor of a state should disobey court order with impunity.

A country where state governors are not shielded with immunity, they behave like humans and obey laws.
When Our News Crew visited the venue of the rally, civil servants present at the rally were mostly messagers, Security Men, drivers and low staffs of some ministries who were mostly interested in grabbing the T Shirt which probably came from tax payers money.

One of the participants who didn't want her name in print said "I no get choice. My ogah na Oshiomhole man, he say e go sack me if no join the rally."

However, most judicial workers reported to duty in spite of the rumours that it was going to be a public holiday in solidarity with Labour.

It is worthy of note that Judging from the dismal performance of NLC during the Subsidy strike in January, majority of enlightened people do not take them serious anymore.
They appeared to be seeking for relevance in the dustbin of political turbulence.

Pharmacist Matthew Urhohide of the PDP took a swipe on Labour led by Eboigbodin and ANC led by Oshiomhole of Benin as lawless for disobeying court order and thereafter claimed ignorance of the existence of the order.
Labour who claimed ignorance of the Order were the same people who announced in the Stadium that they heard of the order but was not served on them.
Mr Ikhiria, press secretary to the Governor claimed that Industrial court has no power to make such a restraining order.

The law as appears to the learned men is that court order is valid until vacated.

From the foregoing, one only hope that this kind of attitude toward court is not carried into the July 24 gubernatorial election.

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