By Kamsi Anayo
As the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC concludes its national delegates conference in Abuja, the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the Congress has unianimoulsy named Joe Ajaero as its new president.
A former Deputy President, Ajaero, a firm and vibrant unionist emerged as successor to Ayuba Wabba, whose eight-year tenure ended on Feb. 7.
Ajaero was a sole candidate for the office of the NLC president
The former General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) May have drawn from years of consistency in promoting the interest and welfare of workers in the country.
He was also a member of the Presidential Committee on Power Sector Reforms, set up by the late ex-President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
Wabba who was first elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 for his second term completed his tenure on February 7 at the 13th quadrennial national delegates conference in Abuja
During his farewell speech while commissioning a guest house project, named after Comrade Hassan Sunmonu, the foremost President of the NLC, Wabba said “unionism was not only about contestations and agitations but also, resource management and investment”.
In his own submission, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, noted that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was committed to improving the minimum wage of workers to boost productivity.
Mustapha, the special guest of honour at the conference, said the Federal Government was concerned about improving the welfare of public service, noting that the edifice was a delight for the NLC as well as its workers.
All the noticeable achievements and legacies, Mustapha noted, are for the Nigerian masses, even as he lauded the ex-NLC President, Wabba for constructing such edifice that would yield additional income to the Congress.
