By CHARLES IWUOHA

Executives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Ebonyi State chapter, have been re-elected for second tenure.

The Executives were re-elected on Thursday during the delegate congress of the union in Abakaliki, the state capital.

Motion for the re-election of the executives was moved by Charles Nwali of the Association of Senior Civil Servants and Nwanneka Chukwuba, member of Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN).

The election was witnessed by government officials and leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state.

Those re-elected include; Comrade Chidi Igboji Chairman, Nwanneka Chukwuba Vice Chairman, Nwogbodo Vincent Secretary, Aja Kelechi Treasurer, Nwaji Sunday Financial Secretary among others.

Addressing the members, the new Chairman, Nwigboji commended them for the confidence reposed in them and assured that he will continue to champion their welfare.

He said the union will communicate the national body on the election and expressed optimism that the state chapter and the national body will continue to work in unison for the progress of the TUC.

“The is the state council, it is not national council. We are the grassroots level and I believe they will accept our decision here at the state level.

“You journalists monitored everything we did here. Both SAC and SEC were all here in it was the decision of both SAC and SEC and the members of affiliate unions that took that decision and re-elected us”, he said.

Former Chairman of NLC in the state, Comrade Ikechukwu Nwafor who also monitored the exercise, applauded members of the union for their unity of purpose which led to the conduct of the election.