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Organized labour in Kogi state on Thursday inaugurated a steering committee charge d with the responsibility of driving the labour party memberships.
The 10-man committee Chaired by Isa Abubakar was inaugurated on behalf of the NLC president,Ayuba Waba by the State Chairman of the NLC,Onu Edoka.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Lokoja, Edoka said that the committee would be responsible for recruiting members across all labour unions to enable the labour party takes its rightful place in the unfolding political dispensation.
He charged members to be up and doing in liasing with various labour unions in the state mobilising them and get them registered with the aim of reviving labour party for participation in the unfolding political arrangements if not 2023,the party would have been strong enough to be a force in 2027 and beyond.
” The interest of the working populace should be well represented,that is why you must mobilise all workers under one umbrella and speak with one voice so that our collective interest could be better protected.”
His words “The committee members must work to mobilise to work on the workers to belong to that party that will work for their interests”.
Members include Abubakar Isah, Usman Teslim, Ayejan Michael, John Maje, Simon Otewole Hilary Ilah, Obansa Ibrahim and Aushat Aduku.
