By Donald Iorchir
President of the National Association of Scrap Waste Dealers Employers of Nigeria (NASWDEN), Comrade John Egaji Obeh, has stressed the readiness of the association to provide necessary assistance to government to revamp Ajakuta Steel Company.
Obeh, who disclosed this to Blueprint during the association’s special delegate conference held in Gwagwalada area council, appealed to the federal government to set up a scrap regulatory agency with a view to tackling the menace of scrap smuggling.
He said the agency would among other things help the government to generate revenue as well as create employment opportunities for the youth roaming the streets.
Obeh assured government that the association “can provide sufficient scrap iron for daily usage for the running of Ajakuta Steel Company,” just as he encouraged members of the association to continue to contribute their quota to the economic growth of the country.
He reiterated the commitment of his leadership to tackle the menaces of illegal issuance of ticket and activities of thugs in the high ways, adding that legal team and committees were constituted to address the challenges.
The president implored scrap dealers to remain law-abiding, noting that the leadership would continue to come up with measures that would give members conducive environment to transact their businesses without harassments from any quarters.
…Unions laud FCTA over staff promotion
By Abdullahi Muhammad
Joint Unions of Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCTA/FCDA) has commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, for the “sweeping measures the Administration has adopted recently to strengthen the institutions of governance.”
This was contained in a letter of commendation sent to the Minister by the union’s Chairman, Comrade Titus Okoro, in its official reaction to the recent promotion exercise benefitting over 3, 000 officers of the FCTA besides teachers.
He said the action was workers-friendly policies and programmes while acknowledging that “these actions have positively impacted on the progression of staff with attendant benefits.”
“These actions have boosted the morale of FCTA staff, it is expected that more workers-friendly policies would be rolled out by your Administration,” he said.
It would also be recalled that the Administration commenced the payment of Weigh-in Allowances for members of the FCTA/FCDA chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Blueprint gathered from other staff members who spoke in various medium threads on the development noted that under the minister, workers’ salaries and entitlements had been promptly paid.
They also noted that upon assumption of duties, the minister refurbished and released 25 buses for staff transportation, a measure which seriously alleviated the pressure of the economic situation on members of staff, among others.
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