The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has inaugurated Professor Monday Igbafen as Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Edo State Council despite resistance from the state House of Assembly.

This particular faction is supported by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajero, while the Edo State government is in support of the Comrade Bernard Joman Egwakhide-led faction.

Prof. Igbafen is the Zonal Coordinator of ASUU which is made up of nine universities in Edo, Delta and Ondo states.

It was gathered that NLC leaders had gathered at the UNIBEN ASUU Secretariat, Ugbowo campus for the inauguration but put it off due to security report.

Following the development, the inauguration, held at an undisclosed venue in Benin.

Police operatives had earlier Thursday sealed off the Edo State secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) otherwise known as the Adams Oshiomhole Labour House, just as the main gate of the University of Benin was beefed up with police personnel.

Some NLC leaders, who pleaded anonymity expressed regret that they could not access the secretariat.

“I felt embarrassed about the whole thing. How can the police barricade the Labour House when there is no war. It is Labour issue. They should allow Labour to settle the issues themselves. “