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I’m Waiting To Be Arrested, NLC President Taunts El-Rufai

  • The NLC, Kaduna State chapter, on Monday, embarked on a five-day warning strike over the proposed sack of civil servants in the state

The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, who is currently leading the protest against a plan by the Kaduna State government to sack many workers, has challenged Governor Nasir El-Rufai to arrest him.

The governor, on Tuesday, declared Wabba and other NLC officials wanted for alleged sabotage.

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“KADUNA UPDATE: Ayuba Wabba & others of @NLCHeadquarters declared wanted for economic sabotage & attacks on public infrastructure under Miscellaneous Offences Act. Anyone that knows where he is hiding should send a message to @MOJKaduna. KDSG. There will be a handsome reward!,” El-Rufai wrote on Twitter.

However, during a short interview at the protest ground on Tuesday afternoon, Wabba said, “the strike was not about me.

“Let him come and arrest me. We are here and waiting for them,” Wabba was quoted to have told Daily Trust.

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