Niger Delta
TUC Assures On Members’ Welfare

The Trade Union Congress (TUC), Akwa Ibom State Council, has assured members that their welfare will be taken care of, especially the pension and gratuity of retired members.
The newly sworn-in Chairman, Comrade Dominic Abang, gave the assurance recently while speaking with newsmen shortly after the Fifth Triennial Delegates Conference/Swearing in of TUC Executive in Uyo, State Capital.
Abang said his new executive has come to serve, urging members to have confidence in the new executive, and also contribute their quota, knowing that ‘injury to one is injury to all’.
Assuring that his administration will operate an open door policy without discrimination, and also carry everybody along, he said the issure of payment of the minimum wage will be tackled, because it “borders on the welfare of members”.
”In January 2020, we participated in the negotiation and implementation of the 2020 new minimum wage in Akwa Ibom State. Our contribution was immeasurable to the achievement of the overall minimum wage outcome.
“Subsequently, we engaged government to achieve a reasonable satisfactory CONHESS for the health sector workers”, he recalled.
He said his work would continue to speak for itself from the onset, saying that his administration will establish a vibrant TUC Women Commission which will boost participation in labour activities.
Abang commended members for what he described as their massive turnout during the 5th Triennial Delegates Conference in the State, saying that it showcases their commitment to the union.
He, therefore, urged them to continue to keep the spirit high for others to emulate their gesture.
Niger Delta
Tai Agric Sector Gets Emergency Attention …As Chairman Distributes Farm Inputs, Inaugurates Technical Team

The Chairman of Tai Local Government Council of Rivers State, Hon. Matthew Nenu Bari Dike has declared a state of emergency in the agriculture sector of Tai local government.
Speaking while distributing farm implements and other agricultural support packages to the farmers at the council’s headquarters in Saakpenwa, yesterday, Dike challenged farmers to show their farms before requesting for financial assistance.
The council boss stated that as a government, they were committed to putting smiles on the faces of the people and assured that his administration would ensure that every person in the local government is happy.
“As a government we want to assure you that, we will stop at nothing to ensure you all are empowered and living happily”.
According to him, “the gesture is aimed at enhancing food production and security through agriculture, and enjoined all lovers of agriculture in the local government area to identify with the quest to redefine development through agriculture in the local government.
He encouraged everyone to cultivate the passion and return to agriculture, to guarantee self-reliance, maximum food production and security in the area.
His administration, he said, would purchase more yam seedlings in order to get greater production to encourage exportation beyond the shores of Nigeria.
“A boost in yam production will also empower farmers in the Local Government Area”, the elated chairman said.
In a related development, the Chairman has inaugurated a five, member Agricultural Technical Committee for the Local Government Area.
The committee is made up of Pst. Anderson Wariboko, Barr. Paul Newman,, Smith Nyor-Ue, Gladys Jumbo and Dr Keke Rammyson
Also speaking, the Director of Agriculture, Tai Local Government Area, Mr Anderson Wariboko revealed that the event was part of activities to mark the chairman’s 100 days in office.
Wariboko who led the chairman, and other leaders of the council on the distribution of the farm inputs to the farmers, was full of praises for the chairman, Hon. Dike whom he said has the interest of the people at heart.
Kiadum Edookor
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