Rivers
Rivers NLC Boss Storms NCSU Secretariat
The Chairperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Rivers State Council, Comrade Beatrice Itubo, yesterday visited the 14 Ikwerre Road, Port Harcourt Secretariat of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), as part of ongoing sensitisation of civil servants in the state.
Itubo, who was accompanied on the visit by top officials of NLC in the state, charged workers to remain resolute, firm and focused towards ensuring that they get a better deal.Itubo stressed the need for workers to remain united and committed to the ideals of a better Rivers State, contending that the sensitisation exercise was a continuous process.
Also speaking, the National Auditor of NCSU, Comrade Peaceman Horsfall thanked the NLC chairperson for the visit, and commended her for showing leadership in piloting the affairs of the union, particularly in terms of carrying along workers in the state.
Horsfall affirmed that NCSU in the state would always support the NLC leadership in its avowed determination to ensure that workers in the state are given a fair deal, even as they work hard to increase their productivity for a better state.
The NLC Chairperson, who was received by the state Chairman of NCSU, Comrade Chukwuka Osumah and other officers of the union, expressed optimism that workers in the state would smile at the end of the day, assuring that the union would explore every available channels to ensure that due process is followed in pressing home their demands for improved welfare.
She said in as much as the NLC would remain apolitical, with the countdown of the 2023 general elections, members of the union in the state would take keen interest in the political affairs of the state come 2023 to ensure that only the best emerge as political leaders of the state.
In his goodwill message, former State Chairman of NCSU and ex-officio of NLC, Comrade Opuoyibo Lilly-West commended Comrade Chukwuka Osumah for doing his best to reposition NCSU in the state, and promised to always provide logistic support to the union.
There was tight security at the NCSU secretariat during the event as operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS); the police; and the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) were at hand to ward off any untoward occurrences throughout the period.
Rivers
Perm Sec, NOA Director Task NGOs On Self Reliance, Networking
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs Uchechukwu Uriri, the Rivers State Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Barrister Young Ayotamunu and others have called on civil society organisations to improve their capacities with a view to becoming self-reliant.
They made the call at a one-day mutual capacity project for partners in Rivers State organised by Ofure Centre For Peace and Development in conjunction with Odudu Development and Peace Initiative in Port Harcourt.
They said time has come for civil societies to develop capacities for self-reliance in the event of a drought in external fundings.
Speaking with newsmen, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs, Mrs Uchechukwu Uriri also called for networking among civil society organisations in the State.
She said networking will not only improve their capacities but enable them to attract the necessary fundings for their activities.
“Networking is paramount and giving back to the society is also important.
“We should network collectively for effective civil societies, “she said.
Also speaking, the State Director of the National Orientation Agency, Barrister Young Ayotamunu said financial independent has become important among civil societies review of the present economic realities in the society.
Ayotamunu also commended the organisers for building the capacities of both old and emerging civil society organisations in the State.
“The workshop is very important in several ways and talking about strengthening their capacities in such a way that their activities are sustainable in such a way that there is a future for them, ensuring that they are self-reliant, “he said.
The state NOA Director also said the workshop will instill in them the virtue of building resilience as they are not operating in an independent environment but in a global millieu “in the sense that they are taking about NGOs that are in partnership and there is this issue of donor fatigue.
“So it is important that NGOs begin to look inward, look at issues of self-reliance, issue of autonomy, so that when this funding gap begins to come their activities will still be sustainable”he said.
Also speaking, the Executive Director, Ofuru Centre for Peace and Development, Ambassador Sylvester Okoduwa said the workshop which was organised in conjunction with Odudu Development and Peace Initiative was to develop the capacities of emerging civil society organisations to improve their access to Oxfam Nigeria grant.
John Bibor
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