The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, and the Police Service Commission to redeploy the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, in order to avert an indefinite workers’ strike.

The NLC and TUC, on Friday, issued the ultimatum at a joint press briefing they organised to address the dispersing of 13,000 teachers at the Port Harcourt Liberation Stadium and the continued blockade of Obio/Akpor council secretariat.

Speaking during the event that held in Port Harcourt, the State NLC Chairman, Dr. Chris Oruge, explained that apart from the call for Mbu’s redeployment, the organised labour in the state was demanding an unreserved apology from the IGP and the state police commissioner for dispersing the teachers who came to collect their letters of posting.

Oruge said, “It will be recalled that Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu has continued to lock Obio/Akpor Local Government Council Secretariat despite a subsisting court order that the police should vacate the Obio/Akpor Local Government premises and allow the workers unrestricted access to their workplace.

“The organised labour views the action of the commissioner of police as a direct challenge to a competent order of the court and an invitation to organised labour anarchy in Rivers State.

“To this end, organised labour hereby gives 21 days ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police and the Police Service Commission to address the issues raised above expeditiously. In the alternative, the organised labour will embark on an indefinite strike action.”

Also, the State TUC Chairman, Mr. Chika Onuegbu, expressed worry that Obio/Akpor council workers had not receive their May, June, July and August salaries due to the continued closure of the secretariat by the police.

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Gej na him do the beat oh,first of all I wanna thank GOD for keeping me alive even though waznt easy in engaging boko haram bastards since last year june till july 2013 I got a pass to come back to Civilization,many great men die protecting their fathers land in maiduguri n I sympathize with their family members in is hard n difficult time of their lives,may GOD grant dem peace n happiness,NIGERIA ARMY have been winning the battle against boko haram everyday,fight against terrorism is nt as easy as normal war were u knw ur enemies bt war against terrorism is different wen u don't knw who is d enemy u see them as normal civilians,may GOD grants us victory in jesus name,amen. May GOD BLESS NIGERIA ARMY. May GOD BLESS NIGERIA. Base on first to comment tins#

The mbu guy need to take a chill pill,he went to far this time around,just to please oga @ the top.

Mbu is defecating on the constitution of Nigeria, ignoring an order from a competent court and challenging NLC/TUC - just Zoologist/Fish Farmer in Abuja is trying to perpetuate himself in power beyond 2015.

I believe God will not forsake Nigeria. God help us.

Did any of you collect his appointment letter in a stadium?

Were the teachers going to work in the stadium?

I think labour missed it here. They should be chanelling their anger to Ameachi for inhumane treatment of the employees.

Is it because he is giving them Job, that he made them to all assemble in the stadium?

Ameachi had another motive, and am happy Mr Mbu dealt with the situation.

Teachers abeg know your right. You never start work you don dey suffer. Chei!!

Na The CP Be Dat?? See As E Resemble Godogodo!!

Tins dey happen

Tink those labour stakeholders need moneeey .....

Thats d only tin dat makes em talk

I see Amaechi is bribing every one and anyone to come on board his sinking ship.
Lets see how many people they can bring out on strike. You'd expect the NLC to be concerned more with ASUU strike, not a political gathering of miscreants termed "teachers".

This is the river state NLC and TUC not the national body, if the river state labour guys strike,it'll be to the detriment of rivers people and play into the hands of anarchists so I won't advise them to strike,there are other means they could make their voices heard

... Or they will strike, right?

Naija cn neva stay a day witout a drama,

Brimmie: Na The CP Be Dat?? See As E Resemble Godogodo!!

That's not the CP ooo,that should be IGP,Abubakar.

Pk001: Did any of you collect his appointment letter in a stadium?

Were the teachers going to work in the stadium?

I think labour missed it here. They should be chanelling their anger to Ameachi for inhumane treatment of the employees.

Is it because he is giving them Job, that he made them to all assemble in the stadium?

Ameachi had another motive, and am happy Mr Mbu dealt with the situation.

Teachers abeg know your right. You never start work you don dey suffer. Chei!!

I think you are getting it wrong here, you don't expect 50 employees to go to a stadium to take employment letter, the 13,000 teachers that was employed had there orientation at different days and in batches, needed to assemble at a place for them to be addressed by there employer and the stadium is an appropriate place for them to assemble.

If truly, Gov Amaechi employed 13000 new teachers. Then, he has earned his bragging right. He can even organise a rally/party to tell the world about it. Who has matched that stats in Nigeria. Please, someone tell me.

What's the trouble with Nigeria ?
Why can't we communicate without threats and ultimatums ?

Pk001: Did any of you collect his appointment letter in a stadium?

Were the teachers going to work in the stadium?

I think labour missed it here. They should be chanelling their anger to Ameachi for inhumane treatment of the employees.

Is it because he is giving them Job, that he made them to all assemble in the stadium?

Ameachi had another motive, and am happy Mr Mbu dealt with the situation.

Teachers abeg know your right. You never start work you don dey suffer. Chei!!

Opportunity comes but once is wat I normally hear oo...
Broz if diz kain opportunity com ur way just sit down @ home nd be claiming ur stupid right... Nd stop givin we d joblez and frustrated men diz ur mumu advice

Pk001: Did any of you collect his appointment letter in a stadium?

Were the teachers going to work in the stadium?

I think labour missed it here. They should be chanelling their anger to Ameachi for inhumane treatment of the employees.

Is it because he is giving them Job, that he made them to all assemble in the stadium?

Ameachi had another motive, and am happy Mr Mbu dealt with the situation.

Teachers abeg know your right. You never start work you don dey suffer. Chei!!

guy forget that one wey u dey yearn o.....
in this present state of unemployment, even if they say make people assemble for prison to collect letter..as long as they give us d J-O-B.

direct ur anger to those govt parastatals making billions off innocent jobless youths (@NA, NAF, NN, Immigration, NSCDC, Prison etc.)

striker9: That's not the CP ooo,that should be IGP,Abubakar.

OK! Tenk!

Tell labour president to be careful else he polarized the union in the interest of these corrupt dictators! My own chapter of labour is not with you in this ultimatum. Because some1 is not comfortable with the equation on ground he wants heaven to fall- no way!

Let me assume those teachers wanted to protest against GEJ - the question is WHAT IS WRONG IN PROTESTING AGAINST THE PRESIDENT?

Will a protest not help a good leader know how his followers are feeling concerning his policies and so enable him to strategize better?

How many times did the Israelites protest against God and Moses and yet they were let into the promised land.

Today an MBU of a police force is dispersing Nigerians because he 'thinks' they want to air their grievances against a president that is unpopular in his first family, the PDP, talk less of Nigeria.

The only thing suppression of the masses will achieve for the president is a sudden and unprecedented breakdown of the system if little grievances cannot be allowed to keep the system in check.

Even a pressure cooker has a ventilating hole.

Mbu's insult on Amaechi is an insult to Jonathan and the good people of Rivers State.

The problem is not the PROBLEM, the problem is our attitude towords the problem.

If they think that Threatening to embark on an indefinite strike scares us, they should perhaps 've a rethink. You want the IG to redeploy him? DAFT!...Even lunatics 've lucid moments. Rotimi, U're dead and gone away. That dude is going nowhere!!!!!

GEJ.....distributing his fresh air in Rivers State...Ameachi my main man, dnt wori, God dey

Pk001: Did any of you collect his appointment letter in a stadium?

Were the teachers going to work in the stadium?

I think labour missed it here. They should be chanelling their anger to Ameachi for inhumane treatment of the employees.

Is it because he is giving them Job, that he made them to all assemble in the stadium?

Ameachi had another motive, and am happy Mr Mbu dealt with the situation.

Teachers abeg know your right. You never start work you don dey suffer. Chei!!

Where else do u wat thousands of pple 2 gather? In a skul nd whch skul wil u choose dat d oda skul wil nt feel cheated
Use ur brain sometimes is necessary k

Nd wot is stopping d IGP 4m removing mr mbu 4m river state? If nt 4 anytin let peace rain in dos co3 or d oga @d top nev sign am?

Is tym we start giving teachers respect cos der deserve it

Let peace rain pls

In dis war of Gej nd Ameachi only fools take sides cos der dot care abt u bt der families

So if u b fool take side

If mbu is d prob in river state, remove him

Let's see wada Ameachi wil find anoda reason nt 2 do his job as d gov

Enough of dis cry abt mbu

shejane: If mbu is d prob in river state, remove him

Let's see wada Ameachi wil find anoda reason nt 2 do his job as d gov

Enough of dis cry abt mbu

If u have bin following rivers crisis u will know dt Mbu needs to be sacked or redeployed

chimchim1:
If u have bin following rivers crisis u will know dt Mbu needs to be sacked or redeployed

According to Amaechi, abi?

the truth is that whether their is a political udertone or not,the teachers were dispersed and the said L.G is still under the siege of police men therefore going against a court order...lawlessness by the mbu led rivers npf