By Nwafor Okafor
The Anambra State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has raised the alarm of plots to destabilise the workforce in the state.
The state NLC chairman in the state, Chinwe Orizu, stated this in her New Year Message to Anambra State Workers.
The Razor News gathered that a parallel NLC is being sponsored by ‘powers that be’ to take up the leadership of the Congress in the state.
ORIZU’S NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO ANAMBRA STATE WORKERS.
I bring fraternal and season’s greetings to the pragmatic and hard working workers of Anambra State.
I pray that the new year shall bring good tidings, blessings and favour to every worker in the state.
It is no longer news that I was handed over the mantle of leadership of NLC Anambra State Council as the new Chairperson by the immediate past Chairperson-Comrade Jerry Nnubia.
This handover to me was sequel to the retirement from the civil service by the former Chairperson after a meritorious service to the state and also in line with the provisions of NLC constitution and in compliance with NLC National Secretariat directive.
I was handed over this mantle of leadership to complete his tenure which will expire in April 2023 pending when the next delegate conference will be conducted.
Comrade Jerry Nnubia on the 12th of September 2021, during the meeting of State Administrative Council(SAC) ie all elected officers of NLC and State Executive Council(SEC) ie all SAC members and all Chairmen and Secretaries of all affiliate unions to NLC, officially informed the SEC-in-session that he has retired from the civil service.
The SAC and SEC unanimously resolved that Comrade Jerry Nnubia should hand over within 3 months from from the date of the meeting to bring on board a successor who will pilot the affairs of the Congress for the remaining period of the tenure which will end in April, 2023.
On 22nd December, 2021, during State Executive Council(SEC)meeting, Comrade Orizu Chinwe the current Chairperson of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria(MHWUN) was unanimously chosen from among the four vice chairmen by SEC in line with the provisions of NLC constitution and in adherence to directive of the NLC National headquarters, Abuja to take over as the NLC Chairperson Anambra State Council for the remaining tenure of outgoing chairman. The valedictory SEC meeting /handover ceremony was successfully done on the 22nd of December 2021 at the Geogold hotel Awka.
I want to use this platform to inform you all that our attention has been drawn to media reports making the rounds that a set of impostors and misguided elements masquerading as labour leaders have been sponsored to disorganize NLC in Anambra State and have been disseminating malicious and false information to the general public and especially to Anambra State Workers claiming fake Chairmanship and Secretary of NLC in the state.
We wish to cease this opportunity to request ndi Anambra State Workers and general public to disregard the antics of these impostors and any misinformation peddled by them as they are desperate, illegal, misguided and paid agents bent on mortgaging the interest of workers in the state for their personal and selfish interests.
We urge the general public especially ndi Anambra Workers to resist the evil and sinister motives of these fraudsters planning to hijack and mortgage their future.
We assure you that this administration shall assiduously work to ensure that the workers enjoy all the goodies of a diligent worker.
Our main interest is to fight for the rights and welfare of workers in the state. Once again, I wish all workers in Anambra State, a happy and prosperous new year.
Aluta Continua
Solidarity forever
Signed
Orizu Chinwe (JP)
NLC Chairperson Anambra State Council
