Ali Ciroma, a former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, has passed away.
He breathed his last at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Tuesday.
Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, a family member who also serves as the Secretary of the Borno State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, announced the demise of the esteemed unionist in a statement released on Tuesday.
“It is with deep sorrow that I announce the death of Comrade Ali Ciroma, former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress. The sad event occurred this evening (Tuesday, April 2) at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The burial for the repose of the deceased will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, at 4 pm at the residence of the deceased, No.7A along Galadima Road near Muhammadu Shuwa Memorial Hospital (Nursing Home), Maiduguri,” the statement reads.
Ciroma served as NLC president from 1984 to 1988 during the Ibrahim Babangida military regime. He was also involved in calling for the resignation of the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, amidst the crisis within the opposition party.
