The national leadership of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have expelled and suspended several members and officers across various state council.
Numbering 25 members across Lagos, Rivers, Enugu, and Bayelsa state, the expulsion followed an emergency NEC meeting in Lagos, where the members adopted the recommendations of a disciplinary committee set up to investigate alleged acts of disobedience and misconduct by some officers and affiliates..
In a communiqué jointly signed by TUC President, Festus Osifo, and Secretary-General, Nuhu Toro, the NEC announced the expulsion of 11 members from Lagos, Rivers, Enugu, and Bayelsa state councils.
Among those expelled from the Lagos State Council are Abiodun Aladetan of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, Gbolahan Kabiawu of the National Union of Allied Health Professionals NUAHP, Veronica Egbukichi of ATSSSAN, and Salau Oladele of SSAUSCGOC.
Others affected by the NEC decision include members from Rivers, Enugu, and Bayelsa State councils, while 14 officers were suspended for a period of two years.
The communiqué stated that the disciplinary committee was mandated to review cases of “flagrant disobedience” of NEC resolutions and to recommend sanctions where necessary after granting fair hearing to affected individuals.
Following deliberations, the NEC directed that all expelled persons should cease immediately from acting in any capacity on behalf of the TUC, including participation in meetings, negotiations, elections, public engagements, and media appearances.
The NEC further barred the affected persons from using TUC’s name, insignia, documents, financial instruments, and other official properties, warning institutions and the public against dealing with them as representatives of the union.
The NEC maintained that discipline remained indispensable to the survival and integrity of the Congress.
“The strength of TUC depends on the willingness of all officers, members and affiliates to respect its Constitution, obey the decisions of its organs and place the institution above individual considerations,” the communiqué stated.
