How I Reformed  Labour to End CIA, KGB Influence in Nigeria

How I reformed  labour to end CIA, KGB influence in Nigeria

Obasanjo has said that reforms introduced during his time as military head of state were designed to free Nigeria’s labour movement

Obasanjo: CIA Was Funding Labour Union When I Took Over In 1999

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday said when he took over government in 1999, a faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) was being funded by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He said this former his decision to reform Nigeria’s labour movement so as to create an independent and nationally-controlled workers’ union. He recalled that prior to the reforms, the country’s two dominant labour centres were allegedly receiving fun…

How I Reformed Nigeria's Labour Movement To End CIA, KGB Control

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that his decision to reform Nigeria’s labour movement during his administration was driven by concerns over foreign interference and the need to establish an independent, nationally controlled workers’ union. Obasanjo made the disclosure on Wednesday at the 85th birthday celebration and book presentation in honour of former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Hassan Summonu, held in Abuja. Rec…

Obasanjo: How Cold War CIA, KGB spies forced Nigeria’s labour unions reform

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that Nigeria’s organised labour was once deeply entangled in Cold War power politics, with rival labour centres allegedly funded by the Soviet Union’s KGB and the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Obasanjo made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking at the 85th birthday celebration and book […]

Obasanjo speaks on American agency CIA's funding of Nigeria's labour union in 1999

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo speaks and explains how the CIA allegedly funded Nigeria’s labour union during Nigeria's political transition around 1999.

Nigeria’s Labour Movement Once a Cold War Battleground – Obasanjo - TV360 Nigeria

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that Nigeria’s labour unions were once a battleground for Cold War intelligence, with rival unions secretly backed by the KGB and CIA, before reforms secured their independence. Obasanjo made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja, while delivering a keynote tribute at the 85th birthday and book launch of former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Hassan Sunmonu, titled ‘Memoirs of an Afr…