Union Investigating Saboteurs Of NPA’s E-Call System

The Maritime branch of the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Governmemt Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) has commenced an underground investigations to reveal stakeholders who are bent on frustrating the call up system.

President NPA Branch of SSASCGOC, Comrade Abubakar Abdullahi,who  spoke during a capacity building programme it held for its members in Ilorin Kwara state,berated  those frustrating the introduction of the E-call up system.

He expressed  satisfaction  with the  call- up system,adding  that the innovation had been of tremendous help to port users but according to him, there are some elements trying to frustrate the success of the electronic call up system.

According to him, SSASCGOC and the sister labour bodies, the Maritime Workers’Union of Nigeria will synergize to scuttle attempt made by those who are unhappy with the call up system.

He  also promised  that the union would do all it could to support the success of the system as well as the management of NPA under the leadership of Hajia Bala Usman.

He added: “They have made a very giant stride because it is not an easy job. For over three years now, NPA have been battling with a modality to clear this menace along the road.There are many groups and security agents in the road but there are many factors that contributed to the gridlock, we are not aportioning blames to anyone but the NPA MD has come out with a very good platform.

“If you look at the E-Call up system,it is working only that the evil ones are behind trying to make sure it does not work,to frustrate the efforts of NPA management.We at NPA SSASCGOC, Maritime, we would not fold our hands, we are working with our sister unions.We are doing everything possible  to support our management and when we come out with it, everyone will know we are working’’

Comrade Abubakar noted  that the training would also enable the participants to live up to expectations in their individual lives and endeavours.

“We have kicked against stagnation of our members after a long,serious battle but the management agreed to reverse it to the day of approvals.Some were wrongly given stagnation and it is going to be withdrawn and those who are supposed to be given will be given.We are able to acquire a four flat property at Obalende and we are going to develop it into two properties, it belongs to the union.We are able to acquire this property just one and a half year into our terms in office,” he said