Union Warns Against Campaign Of Calumny

The national leadership of iron and steel senior staff association of Nigeria (ISSSAN) has warned against further campaign of calumny against the union.
This was contained in a statement titled: “Re: Union Jurisdiction scope for members and copies made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt.
The statement jointly signed by the Acting National president of the union Mustapha W. Kolawole and National Secretary Musa Ahmed Tijani, said any attempt by mischief makers to rubbish the image of the union through unfounded rumour and allegations will fail.
According to the statement “enemies of the iron and steel senior staff association of Nigeria (ISSSAN) must realize that their campaign of Calumny against the NECS/CWC has failed.
ISSSAN remains a spectacular success story and nothing can change all the evidence of dramatic progress and development in the present,” it said.
The statement noted that the NEC/CWC led by Comrade Itopa Bello and Okeshola Adewale elapsed since 2020, noting that presently the union is being led by Comrade Mustapha W. Kolawole as its interim president.
He further noted that the unguarded actions of past national executive is already being challenge in court by the new national executive who will also lead the union to a national delegate conference.
According to the statement, the fabrication branch of ISSSAN also known as FISSAN has a pending court matter, stressing that the supreme authority ISSSAN did not sit or pass a resolution nor hold NEC/CWC meeting to merge or indulge in any separation of Welder of Fitter that is holistically involved in steel fabrication work.
The association said that the national assembly did not pass any motion to alter the gazette jurisdiction of ISSSAN.
ISSSAN’s national executive also declared, Comrade Christopher Elemuwa-led executive has the substantive elected executive for Rivers State.
“Four-year tenure of Christopher Elemuwa-led executive as guaranteed and mandated has the consent judgment and it has not elapsed” it said.

By: John Bibor