The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has appointed an Acting National President to steer the affairs of the Union. He is Comrade Dr. Tommy Etim Okon, who until his appointment, was a National Vice President of the Association.
In a Press statement issued in Lagos yesterday, the ASCSN Secretary-General, Comrade Alade Bashir Lawal, stated that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Association at an Emergency meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday 16th March, 2021 unanimously resolved to appoint Comrade (Dr) Tommy as the Acting National President of the Union to oversee the activities of the Association till the NEC directs otherwise.
“This appointment is sequel to certain unforeseen development that stares the Union in the face,” the statement added.
According to the ASCSN, the Acting National President, Comrade Tommy was a two-term Unit Chairman of the Association at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
A seasoned Labour leader, Comrade Dr. Tommy has attended ILO conferences in Geneva, Switzerland, for more than ten years and is abreast with contemporary industrial relations best practices at the global level including the structures and workings of the Trade Unions in line with ILO standards.
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