The Nigeria Labour Congress has elected Joe Ajaero as its national president.
At the 13th NLC national delegates meeting in Abuja, Ajaero received a resounding victory. He served as the National Union of Electricity Employees' (NUEE) general secretary.
Ajaero succeeds Ayuba Wabba, who took office in 2015.
The newly elected president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) stated in his acceptance address that the executives are dedicated to prioritizing the needs and wishes of employees and Nigerians.
He pledged that his administration would fight for the rights of the many millions of poor Nigerians and look for ways to help them escape poverty.
” We, therefore, pledge our loyalty to the NLC, workers, the Nigerian people and the country. Our thoughts and actions shall be propelled by this avowal,” he said.
He said that his union will try to get a new national minimum wage law passed that takes into account the objective facts of the social and economic situation and makes the law’s reach wider so that it can cover more workers.
He said that the national labour advisory council will look at the wage review law to make sure that employers can’t use any loopholes to make workplaces less safe.
“We urge all employers of labour who have unsettled issues with their workers and unions to immediately resolve them to avoid our intervention,” he said.
Ajaero has also called for a reevaluation of the government’s privatisation policy regarding the electrical industry.
Adewale Adeyanju, a deputy president of the union, Audu Amber, a deputy president, and Kabiru Sani, a deputy president, were also elected to the executive board.
The following officers were also elected: Ambali Olatunji, national treasurer; Benjamin Anthony, vice president; Steve Okoro, vice president; Michael Nnachi, vice president; Olawole Sunday, vice president; Marwan Adamu, financial secretary; Williams Akporeha, national trustee; and Babatunde Olatunji, Mohammed Ibrahim, and Haruna Ibrahim, internal auditors.