APC Chieftain Charges Leaders To Concentrate On Governance

By Chigozie Uzosike

With the conclusion of the 2015 general election, the Imo State Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Nwabueze Oguchienti has called on winners of the elections to face governance to bring dividend of democracy to their people.

Speaking to newsmen in Owerri, Oguchienti noted that after politics comes governance, adding that now that election is over, nobody talks about politics but governance which will bring development to everybody irrespective of party affiliations.

He said the Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has carried the people along in his four years of leadership because according to him, the Governor knows that politics is a process and not an event. He described Okorocha as the man who saw tomorrow by playing national politics instead of regional one, stressing that days of regional politics are over.

He called on defectors to remain steadfast and stand for what they believe in, adding that one party system is not a good one for the country. He noted that APC needs a strong opposition to check it. “ If a party coasts around without constructive criticisms, that party will crash, we need opposition to know where we are not doing well and then we improve”, he submitted.

Oguchienti urged losers to join the winners to move the country forward so that according to him, they can build a country/state so desired.

New NLC Chairman vows to fight against anti-labour policies.

By Chigozie Uzosike
The Imo State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has elected Comrade Austin Chilakpu as the new chairman of the congress with about 756 votes.

Comrade Chilakpu who emerged on the 23rd April, 2015 NLC election held throughout the country is the head of all the hotels unions in Imo. Before his emergence as the Chairman of Labour, he was the former Auditor, former Assistant Secretary, former Vice Chairman and former Secretary of NLC.

He noted that he will use his position to ensure that no civil servant is witch-hunted, adding that the civil servants must wake up from their lateness to work. He insisted that workers should expected total commitment to service. He said that the problem of workers is in his finger tips and knows how to go about it without confrontation.

Comrade Chilakpu revealed that he will look into the issues of civil servants working in parastatals, who are not being paid salaries, stressing that the issue of study leave where the state government gives you authority to go and get more training and comes back to sack civil servants without commensurate/corresponding salary.

Chilakpu also hinted that he will look at the issue of Director of Administration and General Services (DAGS) who are posted to the ministries, adding that they should be returned to the local government areas where they came from. He noted that civil service is a career, insisting that people should be allowed to grow in their profession.

He opined that the issues of Adapalm, ITC, Imo Ruber, Imo Concorde Hotel, where workers are treated like slaves will have to stop, remarking that the way the Governor of Imo state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha will smoothen the relationship between labour and the state government is to carry the workers along and treat them with respect.

He however urged the workers to sit up to their responsibilities by shunning lateness to work, loitering about during office hours, trading around the office, truancy, lack of punctuality to work among other issues that the civil servants fall short of duty.