Labour Blasts Okorocha Over Erection Of Zuma Statue

The United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULC) has lambasted Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State for erecting a statue of President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, in Owerri.

The ULC, in a statement by its President, Joe Ajaero, also rebuked the governor for naming a street in the state capital after Zuma.

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According to ULC, honouring Zuma in such a way was highly insensitive and contemptuous of not only the people of Imo State but also possessed dangers to Nigeria.

The labour group, thereby, demanded that Okorocha immediately pull down the statue, adding that the money used for the project be returned.

The statement read in part: “We are not against honouring great men and women who have contributed positively to the development of the state to encourage them to do more but we know that whatever must have informed the choice of Jacob Zuma at this time must be everything but altruistic and patriotism.

“How he became a Nigerian or Imo State champion cannot be explained and beats our imagination. Zuma is not a Nigerian patriot, contributed nothing to the Nigerian project and the Imo State effort at development.

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“He is not Shehu Shagari, Sam Mbakwe, Awolowo or Zik of Africa; either is he any of those patriots from Imo State or other parts of Nigeria who are well-deserving of such honour and who have not been honoured.

“He definitely does not deserve a statue in Imo State talk less of naming a street after him.”

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