SSA PROMISES UNFLINCHING SUPPORT FOR ITF DG

The National body of the Senior Staff Association of Utilities, Statutory Corporations and Government Companies (SSAUCGOC) has promised to give its unflinching support to the management of the ITF under the leadership of Prof. Longmas Sambo Wapmuk.

National Secretary General of the Association, Comrade C. O. Nwagbara, who was speaking during a courtesy call recently at the Fund’s Headquarters said the era of banging of tables have given way for what he termed ‘scientific unionism’. Congratulating the DG on his appointment, Nwagbara expressed hope that the ITF DG would work to sustain the good relationship that had existed between SSA and the ITF, noting that cooperation was reciprocal and not a one-way traffic.

Commenting on the on going reforms in the Fund, Comrade Nwagbara stated that the recent retrenchment exercise that took place in ITF recently was not restricted to the Fund but part of the on going Federal Government reforms, and therefore advised the SSA ITF Branch to accept the change with maturity. He advised the ITF management not to be unduly perturbed by petitions if the exercise was in strict conformity with the given guidelines but cautioned that there may be a need for a review of the exercise, if there was proof that the exercise was done outside the stipulated guidelines, particularly if grievances as a result of such proof were channeled appropriately through any of the two in house unions.

In his response, the ITF DG commended the SSA ITF for the maximum cooperation he has received from them since his coming on board. He said that the ITF management has involved the unions in the management of the affairs of the organization and prays that conflict will be avoided as much as possible. The DG said that although the ITF was constrained to carry out the monetization exercise, which resulted in retrenchment, he averred that the Unions were carried along in the exercise.