Joel Ajayi

In its determination to get justice for many Nigerian youths who suffered human rights abuse from two Chinese companies based in Kogi state, a non-governmental organization called Pan-Africa United Youth Developments Network has approached the National Human Right Commission NHRC to demand justice for the victims.

The justice, if achieved, will serve as a lesson to any employer of labour that has solace in human rights violation.

It will be recalled that the NGO, two weeks ago, stormed Public Complaint Commission to complain about alleged injustice and other irregularities visited on Nigerian youths, who were engaged as factory workers, by BN ceramics Nigeria Limited and West Africa ceramics in Kogi state.

Pan-Africa United Youth Developments Network, under the leadership of its President, Mr. Habib Muhammed, visited the Commission’s head office on Thursday in Abuja saying that, the organization will not rest until justice is properly served.

Habib expressed that the essence of coming to human right commission is to alert all the relevant stakeholders and authorities involved in allowing foreigners or foreign investors.

According to him, the essence of our coming to the commission is to alert all the relevant stakeholders and authorities, the Public Complaint Commission PCC, National Human Right Commission NHRC, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of labour and other relevant authorities involved in allowing foreigners and foreign investors.

“We are happy we are getting a result because, Complaint Commission welcomed us, Human Right Commission did the same thing, we are very pleased with what they are doing, they assured us of getting to the root of the matter so, I think there is light at the end of the tunnel.

When asked if there are further issues of human rights abuse at the companies since the complaint against those companies? He replied: “so far, so good, no report has reached us, even though there are changes, we have not acknowledged report of any abuse.”

Also, in his address, the President of Nigerian Youth Organization,  Hon. Abdulahi Abubarkar Wali, lamented the ill-treatment of young Nigerians in their own country and demand justice.

We are here just to present our issue to human rights based on the human right violation of Nigerians, received from those Chinese companies and we are pleased with the human rights commission’s response.

“What makes me happy about this is, we met the Director in charge of the unit and he assured us that they are going to meet top management of those companies to come to term with the employees to address the issue.

“We are not asking anything from them, but what we are asking for, is to address this issue because no Nigerian will do that for a Chinese in their country.

“We are getting a positive result because the chairman of the Public Complaint Commission has actually addressed his staff and are making preparation to go to those companies on an investigative mission. So also, all the relevant stakeholders we have actually cried to, have done the same thing.” He said.

In his remark, the Director of Economic-Socio and Cultural Right of National Human Right Commission, Mr. Musa Salihu while speaking after the meeting, thanked the organization and promised them that the commission will not spare any effort to ensure justice is done.

 “We have listened to their complaints and we asked them to put it in writing before we follow the normal procedure to get to the root of the matter, but we need to hear from the other side before the complaint will be determined finally, we shall submit their complaints to the Executive Secretary, NHRC, and I can assure you, he will act on it.”

However, what is happening in BN ceramics Nigeria Limited and West Africa ceramics is a drop of ocean of what is happening to many Nigerians across the country.

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