Confab report at the mercy of NASS, says ex-TUC boss, Peter Esele

Posted on August 23, 2014 Updated on October 18, 2014

Comrade Peter Esele was the President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) for six years and a one time member of the Task Force on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). He had also served as a member of the Presidential Committee on post-election violence after the 2011 elections. He is currently serving on the board of Subsidy Reinvestment programme of the Federal Government (SURE-P) and a member of the National Conference declared closed yesterday.

In this interview with JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE in Abuja, he expressed full support for troops deployment during elections, stressing that it “is better to over-police than to under-police”, in order to avoid a repeat of the killings and destructions that characterize the 2011 elections. He spoke on the gains of SURE-P and cleared the air on allegations that he rushes to serve in government committees for personal gains. Esele also spoke on the benefits of the just concluded National Conference called for the implementation of its recommendations. Excerpts:

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