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Kwara NLC organises leadership workshop for affiliated Unions

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The Nigeria Labour Congress, Kwara State Council has concluded arrangement to organise a day workshop on effective Leadership for all its affiliated Unions, as part of its intensified efforts to ensure that Kwara workers, especially those in Trade Unions are no longer relegated to the background,

The workshop which is slated for Wednesday 16 March, 2022, has its theme as ‘Reinforcing Leadership Effectiveness: An Imperative for a Upward Movement in Trade Union’.

According to the State Chairman of the Congress, Alhaji Isa Aliyu Ore, the workshop will be held at National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Zonal Office, along Airport Road, Ilorin, begining from 9:00am.

Alhaji Ore said that expected Special Guests at the Workshop are: Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Eng. Shaliu Yakubu-Danladi, Head of Service, Kwara State, Mrs. Susan Modupe Oluwole, SSA to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Labour Matters, Comrade Onogun, State Controller of Labour, Labour Veterans among other important dignitaries,

Speaking further on the workshop, Alhaji Ore noted that it is part of his agenda to engage in capacity building of labour movement in the state.

“The NLC is holding a day leadership retreat on the core values of the labour movement in Kwara State, current realities and project on what the future of work holds for workers.

“The overall goal of the workshop is to get the leadership of Unions at all levels to examine, discuss, brainstorm and proffer pragmatic ideas to the challenges of today and fears for tomorrow confronting Nigerian workers.

“The workshop will also create an opportunity of interaction between different afflicted Union and bring the leadership of the NLC together to rub minds on issues affecting us and our members.

Alhaji Ore who called for human capacity development to meet with the changing times, emphasized that as leaders, you owe a duty to your followers to go beyond providing solutions to the problems of today but also to prepare answers to the questions of tomorrow.

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Fuel diversion: NLC asks Kwara govt to set up task force

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The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the state government to institute a task force to monitor the diversion of fuel otherwise known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) that has aggravated shortage of the commodity in the state.

It alleged that certain major marketers have chosen to divert between 60 and 70 percent of petrol to private owned filling stations in the state because their mother companies must not know they dispense above authorized price.

In a statement issued in Ilorin, the state NLC Chairman, Comrade Issa Aliyu Ore, said the unwholesome activities of the fuel dealers had led to a steep rise in the number of black marketers within the Ilorin metropolis who sell fuel at outrageous prices.

Ore alleged that while some filling stations with the commodity sell to black marketers in the dead of the night, attendants and senior workers of the affected stations have been controlling black market spots within the town at the detriment of the wellbeing of Kwarans.

He, however, called on the state government to monitor filling stations effectively through the taskforce and take statistics of the premium motor spirit supplied to the state and as well as the filling stations billed to receive them.

The NLC boss also appealed to the government to announce on radio quantity of fuel supplied to the state on daily basis amidst the shortage of the commodity.

Ore tasked the state government to work in concert with the relevant agencies in the downstream subsector of the oil industry to put a stop to sales of fuel in kegs pending an end to the lingering crisis.

The NLC Chairman also expressed concern over the loss of productive man-hour daily due to indiscriminate queues for petrol in a few filling stations in the metropolis and called for the deployment of personnel of Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) to curb traffic gridlock that is often associated with queues.

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PMS hike: Kwara NLC suspends protest, appreciates NGOs, CSOs, others

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kwara State Council on Wednesday suspended its planned nationwide protest scheduled to hold on tomorrow, Thursday 27 January over proposed petrol subsidy removal.

Briefing newsmen in Ilorin on the issue, the State Chairman of the Congress, Alhaji Aliyu Issa Ore said the Union only suspended the protest because the Federal Government has suspended its plan to increase price of petrol.

He noted that any time the Labour Union receive information that Government is about to jettison this part of wisdom, the Labour Movement will not hesitate to mobilize members of the public against the anti-peoples’ policy.

According to Ore, “on behalf of the State Executive Council of the Kwara NLC, I am glad to inform you that the Federal Government has put on hold her decision to increase pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol due to information received on our resolve and readiness to troop out to protest against her unpopular policy.

“Sequel to this decision of the FG, the National Executive Council of NLC during her emergency meeting on Tuesday 25 January decided to suspend the planned protest till further notice”, he said.

However, the Congress Leadership in the state had expressed her profound gratitude to all stakeholders that helped in achieving the feat. “We did not take your cooperation for granted. We will continue to synergize with you on matters affecting our sectors and rise to the occasion whenever you call on us for assistance and support” he added.

It will be recalled that the labour movement in the state had mobilsed all Affiliated Union, Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society Organisations, Federation of Informer Sector Workers, Artisans Congress, Market Men and Women Association, Students’ Unions, Pensioners, People Living with Disability, Human Rights Activists and other Professional bodies for the suspended protest.

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PMS hike: Kwara NLC ready for January 27 nationwide protest

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In compliance with the directive of the National Headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Kwara State Council of the congress has resolved to embark on a peaceful rally on Thursday (January 27, 2022) to protest the federal government’s proposed hike in the pump price of petrol otherwise known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).

Arising from mobilization meeting with affiliated unions, civil society organizations, professional bodies, artisans, market men and women, transporters and students, the congress urged the citizens to dismiss the report that the government had suspended its plan to withdraw subsidy from PMS, describing it as diversionary tactics.

It would be recalled that the National Headquarters of NLC had directed state councils to join nationwide protest against the government’s plan on fuel subsidy withdrawal.

The state NLC Chairman, Comrade Issa Aliyu Ore, appealed to the populace to come out en-masse to protest against the planned increase in price from N162 per litre to N304 per litre.

Ore, who described the policy of the federal government as obnoxious, satanic and anti-people, said that the union leaders cannot fold their arms and allow people to experience another hardship and added all hands must be on deck to fight for the rights of the masses.

“It isn’t organized labour that postponed its planned actions of January 27th and February 1st, but the federal government suspending its planned wicked hike to increase the suffering of Nigeria! Not until organized labour reaches out to make its stand known, the protest days subsist!

“In principle, the government is still hellbent on the increase of PMS but only bidding time to impose its inimical fuel price; It’s just the postponement of the evil day! And the working people and oppressed masses shouldn’t fall for this latest deception as to go to sleep! In any case, the issues and demands at stake in Nigeria today, are beyond just the fuel price hike”, he said.

He, however, cautioned the federal government against increasing pump price of fuel, saying a rise in petrol price would automatically push more Nigerians deeper into poverty.

He said that the economic downturn was taking its toll on Nigerians as prices of goods were skyrocketing beyond control, warning that further increase in petroleum products would lead to further hardship for workers and Nigerians.

The protest is expected to take off at the NLC Secretariat, Labour House, Lajorin Road, GRA, Ilorin on Thursday 27 January, 2022 at 7:00am.

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PMS: Kwara NLC raises c’ttee on nationwide protest over planned hike

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The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised a six-man committee to mobilize members across affiliate unions for the organized labour planned nationwide protest over the decision of the federal government to completely remove subsidy from premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol.

The nationwide mass resentment is scheduled to hold January 27, 2022.

According to the state NLC Chairman, Comrade Issa Aliyu Ore, the committee is to also reach out to civil society groups and nongovernmental organizations for massive turnout of the relevant stakeholders against the government’s plan.

A litre of petrol is currently sold between N153 and N155, depending on the fuel stations.

Ore, who constituted the committee at the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting of the NLC held earlier today (Wednesday) at the Labour House along Lajorin Road, GRA, Ilorin, disclosed that the protest was to also express the displeasure of the workers on the proposed hike in the electricity tariff and others.

The NLC chairman added that the constitution of the six-man committee was in line with the directive of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the union held in Abuja recently.

Ore noted that the idea of the mass action of the organized labour was to shutdown the entire country and to intimate the government at the centre that its recent decisions were anti-masses.

The six-man committee include the state Treasurer of NLC, Comrade Rafiu Adeniran, who is to serve as Chairman; acting Secretary of the state NLC, Comrade Owoeye Emmanuel; state NUJ Secretary, Omotayo Ayanda; Temitope Sanusi, Bola Adigun and Rasidi Maiyaki.

On the consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage in Kwara State, the NLC boss said both the government and concerned labour unions had signed an agreement on the implementation of the wage across board.

He told SEC meeting that the organized labour was awaiting the circular of the state government on the agreement, which is billed to be issued latest next week Monday.

Speaking at the meeting, the state NUJ Chairman, Abdullateef ‘Lanre Ahmed, urged the leadership of the organized labour to ensure that the consequential adjustment in the new minimum wage reflects the economic reality of state workforce.

Other members of NLC SEC, who spoke at the meeting, applauded the NLC leadership for its effort and called for timeliness in the issuance of the circular for the consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage.

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