TUC Insists On LG Autonomy

The Natioanl Executive Council (NEC) of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has stated that ensuring local government autonomy in the country’s constitution is not negotiable.

In a communiqué issued after the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the union in Benin City capital of Edo State signed by the union’s President and Secretary General respectively, Comrades Peter Esele and Musa Lawal said local government autonomy must be given the necessary priority by the constitution.

The union NEC frowned at the suspension of the debate on the review of the 1999 constitution by the National Assembly.

On the National Health Bill, the TUC urged the National Assembly to ensure that professional associations and registered trade unions in the health sector were included in the relevant organs and technical committee of the Federal Ministry of Health to ensure robust policy formation and industrial harmony in the sector.

The union called upon the National Assembly to pass the Petroleum Industrial Bill (PIB) and take a critical look on how sections of the bill would be beneficial to the country’s socio political and economic life.

The NEC of the union frowned at the excessive powers accorded the Minister of Petroleum by the PIB.

The union demanded the reduction and removal of the discretionary and excessive powers in the overall interest of the country and the petroleum industry.