The National Union of Agricultural and Allied Employees (NUAAE) has inaugurated the National Transition Committee (NTC) to pilot the affairs of the association for six months before organizing the National Delegate Conference to usher in the new leadership of the organisation.
Speaking at the event held at the National Headquarters Gwagwalada, on Tuesday, the newly inaugurated President of NTC, Comrade Saadu Bala Gwaram, said: “Today, we are witnessing a new dimension by putting an end to the long crisis that has been happening in the union by the past leadership under comrade Simon Anchave with the inauguration of my executive.
“We’re giving six months to pilot the affairs by strategising the activities of this great union in preparation for new leadership of this organization and we are going to act by the provision of the constitution,” he said.
The National Vice President of Southwest Zone, Comrade Benco Hammeed Ademola, said, “The inauguration is commendable, long-awaited and it’s the struggle that we have been looking for over a decade.
“I believe God in his infinite mercy has granted us the opportunity to come together all the factional groups to see the reasons why we need to synergise to salvage the crisis that has been rocking the union.”
Ademola, who is the current Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ogun state chapter, stressed that the new step that will be taken after this inauguration is to hold a National Delegate conference to elect a new set of NUAAE leadership in a few months.
On his part, the National Vice President representing North Central, Comrade David Kayode Ehindero, expressed satisfaction with the inauguration, adding that they’re making the beginning of the end of the conflict in the union 13 years ago.
He revealed that they had a national executive meeting last week January 6th which resolved that a Transition Committee should be formed to take the union to another level for delegate meetings.
Ehindero said: “The union is transmitting from bad to good, failure to success which is exactly what they will be witnessing to reclaim their glory.”
The Treasurer of the NTC, Comrade Obafemi Oyenubi emphasized that the committee is targeting uniting the union and enhancing their activities in the system.
He pointed out that the past leadership of the organization led by Comrade has ruled for 12 years without impacting transformational change in the union.
Other members of the NTC are Comrade Aniede-Abasi Ekpo, National Deputy President, Comrade Alemeru Segun, National Trustee 1, Comrade Amechi Nwekwuru National Vice President Southeast; Comrade Yahaya Tanko, NVC Northeast, Comrade Okocha Monday Kandene, NVP South-South.
Also, Comrade Yahaya Mohammed, NVP Northwest; Comrade Saudat Abubakar, National women leader; Comrade Ime Akpadiaha, Auditor 1; Robert N. Robert, Public Relations Officer; Comrade Agha Akpai Agha, member; Comrade Adamolekun Remi Ebenezer, member; and Comrade Chapi Paul E as the acting General Secretary.
