Air Peace  says it has no hands in arrest of NLC president, Joe Ajaero

Air Peace Airline,one of Nigeria’s flag carrier has distanced itself from the arrest of the president of Nigeria Labour Congress,Joe Ajaero by the Directorate of State Security Service.

Reacting to media reports which linked  the arrest of the  (NLC) boss in connection to a petition filed by the airline in September 2023 does  not reflect the current relationship between Air Peace and the NLC.

According to Omotade Makinwa,spokesman of Air Peace,said that   On the 3rd of May, 2023, the NLC disrupted Air Peace operations as part of a broader conflict with the Imo State government.

He said that although Air Peace had no involvement in the dispute between the NLC and the Imo State government, Air Peace  was unfortunately used as a tool to exert pressure on the government.

Makinwa indicated that this unlawful disruption of our services caused significant financial losses and impacted the travel plans of many Nigerians across multiple states.

He explained that in response to this disruption, Air Peace’s legal team submitted a formal petition against the NLC to the Nigerian Police.

“ Despite our repeated efforts to follow up on the petition, the Police failed to take prompt action.”

However, over a year later,he further said, the Nigerian Police have chosen to act on the original petition, which has now led to the alleged arrest of the NLC president.

Prior to this arrest, he stated, the airline and the NLC had already reached an amicable resolution, and Air Peace had withdrawn its petition, allowing a positive working relationship to resume between the two organizations.