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Group flays NLC for disrupting Air Peace operations in Imo

By Collins Osuji, Owerri 
09 May 2023   |   4:30 am
A group, Nigerian Association of Kingian Non-violence Practitioners, has condemned disruption of Air Peace flight operations in and out of Sam Mbakwe Airport, in Owerri, Imo State, by members of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).

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A group, Nigerian Association of Kingian Non-violence Practitioners, has condemned disruption of Air Peace flight operations in and out of Sam Mbakwe Airport, in Owerri, Imo State, by members of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).

At a press briefing in Owerri, the spokesperson of the group, Sixtus Nwoke, described the development as a national embarrassment and economic sabotage. Nwoke said NLC and TUC have to apologise publicly to the management of Air Peace and Nigerians, whose business engagements they disrupted.

He said: “I speak on behalf of members of our group, drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country. Few days ago, while Allen Onyema was in the warfront, trying to rescue stranded Nigerians in Sudan, the Joe Ajaero-led NLC was busy disrupting operations of Air Peace and its passengers, causing the airline to lose an estimated N700 million.

“NLC and TUC have no right to stop the social contract, which Air Peace has with the public. We urge that legal action be taken against NLC and TUC, as their actions are unjustifiable and illegal.”

Nwoke noted: “If the unions have issues with the state government, as they claimed, that has no correlation with Air Peace activities. They should have taken their actions against the government through legal means, rather than attacking Air Peace. Air Peace is not the only airline flying to Imo from Lagos. So, why single it out for attacks?” 

He explained that Onyema, the founder of the airline, has contributed greatly to the development of Nigeria.

According to him, during upsurge in militancy in the Niger Delta region, which almost grounded oil production, Onyema “introduced non-violence education to Nigeria, and agitators embraced this philosophy of peace, and oil production was boosted once again. 

“He has intervened in several areas of national challenges towards ensuring peaceful coexistence, irrespective of tribe or religion. He deserves every recognition and appreciation.”

He added: “As non-violence practitioners, we are known for peace, in line with training, which over 200,000 Nigerians have received, at home and abroad, through the benevolence of Onyema. We, therefore, call on the government and security agencies to investigate this action by NLC and TUC, and those responsible should be brought to book to forestall recurrence.”

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