- Keyamo’s call was coming amidst a protest staged at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja in the early hours of Thursday.
- The minister appealed to labour leaders to cease disruption of aviation activities across the country
Festus Keyamo SAN, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, asked the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Thursday not to politicise the allegations of abuse against NLC President Joe Ajeroh, stating that doing so may lead to the collapse of the nation’s labour movement.
The Minister insisted that there was no connection between the Aviation Ministry and the alleged mistreatment of Joe Ajeroh, the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, by security personnel.
The “aviation sector should not be involved in the protest,” stated Keyamo, speaking at the beginning of a retreat for the Honourable Minister, Permanent Secretary, Directors, and Head of Agencies of the Aviation Ministry, held in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
Keyamo’s call was coming amidst a protest staged at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja in the early hours of Thursday.
Keyamo said, “Their retaliation is aviation. So, please, I want to tell them to leave us alone. Leave aviation alone. You cannot target Aviation in trying to address your grievances.”
He noted that the protest affected foreigners coming into the country as well as citizens going about their normal businesses as, according to him, the protesters disrupted aviation activities by blocking the access road to the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport.
Keyamo however condemned the alleged maltreatment of the NLC National President, Joe Ajeroh maintaining that nobody should be manhandled in the country.
“I condemn what happened to my friend, Ajeroh. Nobody should get fisticuffs. But in the same breath, they should not find themselves in the realm of politics,” he said.