The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Anambra State Chapter has elected Comrade Humphrey Nwafor as the new chairman of the Congress as he assured of team work.
This was contained in a press release by the labour Union at the State labour secretariat Awka on Wednesday.
According to the union, former State chairman, Comrade Jerry Nnubia, refused to call for bye election after his retirement from state civil service on the 16th of September, 2020 which was against the constitution of NLC article 20(2) . In violation of the constitution, the state government in a written letter sent to him, made it clear that he will no longer be recognized as the NLC chairman in the state.
In a meeting held by all chairmen and secretaries of labour unions operating in Anambra state on the 9th of December 2021 organised by staff in charge of industrial relations in the office of the Head of service in the state under the instruction of the immediate past Head of service, Mr. Harry Udu had in attendance the key players and state secretaries of various industrial unions.
The meeting presided over by the SSG, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu advised the affiliate unions in the NLC to converge and elect a leader according to NLC constitution, stating that there was no going back on the subject matter with regards to NLC constitution. He also urged the NLC to be properly and legally constituted like TUC.
The then Head of service, Mr Harry Udu urged them to expedite action to make way for the physical introduction of leaders of NLC, TUC and JNC to the incoming head of service, Mrs. Theodora Igwegbe as she will be working with the information handed over to her.
The SSG speaking at the meeting, urged the comrades to unite and elect a leader to save NLC Anambra state from collapsing totally.
The Union stated that all chairmen and secretaries of industrial unions convened on the Friday 17th December 2021 for the scheduled meeting at the labour house which had in attendance the chairmen and secretaries of industrial unions with state secretaries of various industrial unions.
It was in the meeting that comrade Jude Igwebuike on a motion, declared the position of chairman of NLC of the state vacant as a result of the retirement of comrade Jude Nnubia from public service of state.
It was stated that at the end of nominations according to constitution, Comrade Humphrey Emeka Nwafor emerged as the new elected chairman of NLC.