A vice President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and General Secretary of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, weekend called on Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWASIEC, to abide by it’s rules and release the alleged authentic results of the re-run local government election in  Offa Local Government Area.

In a statement, Aremu called on the Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed to ensure that the votes counted in Offa council area within the context of local government autonomy.

The statement reads in part:  "We call on Gov Abdulfatah Ahmed to make sure that the votes count in Offa LG within the context of local government autonomy. It will be double standard for the governor to rightly champion the cause of justice and fairness within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja when injustice is being perpetrated or perceived to be encouraged by the same governor in Offa Local Government. Equity and electoral justice are not divisible.

"What is good for the aggrieved members of the new PDP is even more desirable for the aggreived  people of   Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State.

"As a democratic movement, democracy is a means as well as an end for trade unions. Organised labour has always been at the vanguard of the struggle for democracy especially during the military dictatorship and at a time it was not fashionable to do so. Labour cannot therefore watch while electoral injustice is being encouraged."