{"id":171089,"date":"2025-07-24T21:06:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/federal-workers-forum-coordinator-collapses-in-court"},"modified":"2025-07-24T22:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T21:21:48","slug":"federal-workers-forum-coordinator-collapses-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/federal-workers-forum-coordinator-collapses-in-court","title":{"rendered":"Federal Workers Forum Coordinator Collapses in Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Coordinator of Federal Workers Forum, FWF, Mr Andrew Emelieze on Thursday collapsed during his arraignment at the Federal High Court in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.<\/p>\n<p>Emelieze has been in the forefront of agitation for workers welfare and payment of arrears of N35,000 wage awards and other demands on the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>He was brought to the court by the Department of State Services, DSS, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Our correspondent learnt that Emelieze was detained on June 30, 2025 by the DSS in Ibadan and subsequently released on Tuesday 1st July, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Our correspondent reports that Emelieze was brought to court by the DSS for arraignment on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He was brought to court on a four-count-charge bordering on alleged injurious statement against the Federal Government, threat to protest at Aso Rock and declining DSS invitation.<\/p>\n<p>He collapsed before the charges could be read to him.<\/p>\n<p>The development forced Justice Nkeonye Maha to quickly rise in order to allow the defendant to be revived.<\/p>\n<p>The judge then adjourned the case till October 24 for arraignment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The National Coordinator of Federal Workers Forum, FWF, Mr Andrew Emelieze on Thursday collapsed during his arraignment at the Federal High Court in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. 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