The NLC also described Ciroma as a symbol of integrity, courage and compassion.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has paid tributes to its late former president, Ali Ciroma.
Ciroma, who was NLC president between 1984 and 1988, died on Tuesday evening at age 91 at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
He was also the president of the Rural Health Workers of Nigeria in 1960 before it eventually became the Medical and Health Workers Association.
Mourning him, the NLC in a statement signed by its president, Joe Ajaero, said: “Under his astute leadership, the NLC witnessed remarkable progress and advancement. Pa Comrade Ali Ciroma played a pivotal role in shaping policies that safeguarded the interests of workers, ensuring fair wages, improved working conditions, and social justice for all. The regime of IBB will not forget him in a hurry as he led workers to the various barricades to protest the undemocratic treatment of Nigerian workers by the military.
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“His organised resistance against the military yielded profound results as he fiercely defended the independence of the Nigeria Labour Congress which the regime was trying to infiltrate and compromise.”
The NLC also described Ciroma as a symbol of integrity, courage and compassion.
“As we bid farewell to a true hero of the labour movement, we take solace in the enduring legacy of Pa Comrade Ali Ciroma. His life serves as a testament to the power of resilience, solidarity, and the unwavering pursuit of justice. He halted injustice and would go to a great length to ensure that the rights of workers are protected at all times,” the statement added.
