Crack As Edo NLC Caretaker Committee Member Resigns

By Ayodele Oni

There a crack in the Caretaker Committee constituted by the  President of the Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC), Joe Ajaero in Edo state, as a member of the committee has resigned.

The Chairman of the Edo State branch of textiles and garment union, Ochei Oyenbuchukwu Mike, who was a member, resigned his appointment as a member of the Edo State NLC Caretaker Committee.

The Committee was set up by the National President, Joe Ajaero, on Thursday, 28th August, 2025.

Reports reveal that two other members of the Prof. Monday Igbafen -led Caretaker Committee had earlier shunned the inauguration, describing it as a sham that cannot be trusted to move the Union forward in Edo State.

In a press conference at the state secretariat of the Garment and textile union, Edo state branch, Ochei Oyenbuchukwu Mike explained that he never agreed to be a part of the said Caretaker Committee, but was coerced into it.

According to him, ”I discovered that it was a ploy by some disgruntled elements in the Union to continue to remain in power by proxy which does not mean well for Edo workers”. He noted that he has decided to align with the  Bernard Joman Egwakhide -led executive of NLC in the State.

Ochei further explained that “unionism as a movement is local and therefore cannot betray his people and state to favour a few parochial and short sighted persons in the NLC national leadership to the detriment of progress and better working and living conditions of Edo workers.”

He, however, advised the two remaining members of the Igbafen–led Caretaker Committee to follow his lead by joining Egwakhide in his bid to take Edo NLC to greater heights.