₦70,000 Transport Allowance: Labour Veterans Step Into NLC–TUC Dispute

Veterans from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) intervened in a dispute between presidents Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo over the Federal Government’s approved ₦70,000 transport allowance. Their exchanges had escalated into personal attacks on national television, raising concerns about unity in the labour movement. In Abuja, former NLC president Comrade Wabba said veterans, including Peter Esele, Bobboi Kaigama, Hassan Sunmonu and Abdulwaheed Omar, had called for hostilities to stop and agreed to continue discussions. They plan to resolve what Wabba called a “family misunderstanding” through formal dialogue and prevent further clashes.