Ali Ciroma, a former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has passed away at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.
The veteran unionist’s death was announced by a family member, Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, who serves as the Secretary of the Borno State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists, in a statement issued on Tuesday.
“It is with deep sorrow that I announce the death of Comrade Ali Ciroma, former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress,” the statement read.
According to the announcement, “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 (today) Wednesday 4pm at the residence of the deceased No.7A along Galadima Road near Muhammadu Shuwa Memorial Hospital (Nursing Home), Maiduguri”
Ali Ciroma served as the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress from 1984 to 1988 during the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida.
