NLC holds protest to oust Iwu

Written by Daily Trust Monday, 08 March 2010

ShareThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it would hold a “national mass action” to call for the removal of Professor Maurice Iwu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

No date has yet been announced for the protest by the union.NLC reached the decision during its emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Kaduna State last Thursday to discuss Acting President Goodluck Jonathan’s plea for it to accept the controversial deregulation policy.

A communiqué signed at the end of the meeting states that Iwu must be removed and that “the leadership of Congress was therefore mandated to convey this to the Acting President and the leadership of the National Assembly.”

The congress leadership was also mandated to fix a date for national mass action “to drive home our point that Maurice Iwu must go as INEC boss.”  The union regretted that if Iwu could not conduct a credible election in just one state (Anambra) with all the resources he had.

“In this respect and in the light of the recent failing of INEC during the Anambra governorship election, NEC-in-Session resolved that it is of utmost importance that Maurice Iwu must be removed as the Chief Electoral Officer of the Federation” the union added.