Trade Union Inaugurates State Care-Taker Committee.

*As Comrade Dumebi Eluaka Emerges State Chairman

Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba, Delta State

The national leadership of the Union of Tipper and Quarry Employers of Nigeria (UTQEN) has inaugurated a state caretaker committee for the Union's Delta State chapter.

The event supervised by the Union's national leadership and the Delta State executive of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) witnessed a large turn out of the Union's members drawn from it's 17 LGA chapters.

The care taker committee inaugurated yesterday at the premises of the Trade Union Congress secretariat brought to an end the over three years squabbles rocking the union.

The current wave of peace the union breaths now is a function of the collaborative efforts of the Union's national leadership, proactive engagement of the Delta State Trade Union Congress, as well as, support of the Delta State Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism.

Earlier, in his welcome address, the Delta State Chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Lawson Efenudu, thanked the UTQEN members for their peaceful conduct during these trying period of the Union's impasse.

His gratitude also went to the security agencies, Delta State Peace Mediators and state government agencies, whose inputs and efforts helped the Congress and the union attain it's current peaceful status registered.

Prince Tony Ikenwaso Ijeh, National Secretary, UTQEN, expressed gratitude over the peaceful end of the crisis that almost rocked the union.

This caretaker committee inaugurated today, will pilot the affair of the state's union till the national leadership set up an electoral committee for the next Union's state election, Prince Ijeh noted.

Comrade Buter John, UTQEN National Public Relations Office, called up members of the state caretaker committee, while the national secretary led the committee members through taking oath of office.

Presenting his acceptance speech, Comrade Dumebi Eluaka, the Union's state committee chairman, noted that his loyalty and commitment to the union's national leadership is firm and promised to take the union to greater heights.

Within the last few years, I increased the Union's LGA chapters from two to seventeen and will make sure we spread to other council areas.

Under my leadership, the union will partner with the Delta State Government, at creating more wealth and job creation opportunities for Deltans and vast entrepreneurial potentials.

I will extend hands of fellowship to all stakeholders of the union, past leaders and will employ all available means to unite all aggrieved members within the union, so as to sustain enduring peace in the state, Comrade Eluaka said.

Those who will pilot the affairs of the union with Comrade Dumebi Eluaka include, Comrade Patrick Usi, State Vice Chairman; Chief Comrade Moses Ukuedorjor, State Secretary; Comrade Uche Osuya, State Assistant Secretary.

Others include Comrade Ndidi Okoagbor, State Treasurer; Chief Comrade Sunny Shaguolo, State Financial Secretary; Comrade Okolo Onyema, Auditor; Comrade Peter Oshirho, State Taskforce Chairman; Chief Comrade Oni Enem, State Public Relations Officer; Comrade Stephen Rhevwa, State Organising Secretary.