By correspondent.
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has been thrown into mourning following the death of its former president Ali Ciroma. On Tuesday.
Ali Ibrahim Ciroma,the family member of the deceased,who is also the secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Borno state council disclosed the sad development to journalists in Maiduguri.
He added that Ciroma, a renowned unionist, breathed his last breath at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Tuesday.
According to him, his uncle’s contributions to the labor movement and dedication to workers’ rights would not be forgotten in a hurry , adding that efforts would be made to honour him.
According to Google,Chiroma, OON, mni (1933 – 2 April 2024) was a Nigerian trade unionist who was president of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) from 1984 to 1988. He was forced out of the position by the military government when it dissolved the union in 1988.
Edited by Dawud Ahmed.
