The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress,
TUC, on Thursday blocked both the entry and exit of the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport.
The protesters attempted to enter the airport but were
stopped at the checkpoint by the military.
Angered by the refusal, the protesters blocked the airport’s
entry and exit points, causing heavy vehicular traffic on both sides.
Travellers were forced to start making their way into the airport on foot.
Recall that following NLC’s directive, unions in the
aviation industry on Wednesday directed the withdrawal of all flights to Owerri
from all airports across the country.
The NLC and TUC had declared a nationwide strike following
the brutalization of the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in Imo last week.
In response to the directive for shutdown, the aviation
unions, including the National Union Of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the
Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), the Air Transport
Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National
Association of Aircraft Pilots And Engineers (NAAPE), had blacklisted and
suspended flights to Imo State.
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