ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Ebonyi State chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), has said it is not aware of any government official flogging a civil servant in the state.
It noted that the congress had not received any information or report from any civil servant on the alleged flogging, whether at the Government House or Ebonyi International Airport.
The NLC disclosed this in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Mr Leonard Nkah and Mr. Chukwuma Onwe, in Abakaliki on Tuesday.
The statement reads: “We have set a machinery in motion to unveil the true picture of the incident because there were different versions of the narrative circulating in social media.
“We assure our esteemed workers that efforts had been intensified to get the authentic information,” the officials added.
The Congress further disclosed that the union was “also engaging the necessary authorities over the issue”, and urged workers and the public to disregard unverified information intended to mislead them.
“Workers should disregard such information, which can be counterproductive to the onerous task of protecting their interest in the state.
“The NLC enjoys a cordial relationship with the State Government, which has not failed in consulting labour on matters relating to workers, when necessary.
“No other person or persons have the legal right to write or sign documents on behalf of the congress.
“The present leadership of the congress is focused on discharging its mandate for workers in the state,” the statement added.
Recall that reports that news of Governor Umahi ordering his security aides to flog a civil servants posted to the airport recently went viral on social media.
Voiceofnaija.ng reports that the Governor later made clarifications on the viral video making the rounds on social media, which caused mixed reactions from the public.
Umahi described the controversial video as doctored and manipulated, claiming that the incident was an aborted attempt by miscreants to block the Airport gate in the guise that they were enforcing a sit-at-home order.