Crisis engulfs Ekiti TUC

Ado Ekiti—The crisis rocking the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Ekiti State Chapter has taken a new dimension as two members of the union are claiming head ship of the body.

A faction led by one Mr. Ayodeji Ladeji, has sent a congratulatory message to the governor-elect, Mr
Ayodele Fayose, claiming to be doing so as the acting chairman of TUC.
However, Mr. Kolawole Olaiya, has faulted the action of Oladeji, saying he remained the authentic chairman of TUC in the state.

Olaiya urged the members of the public to disregard whoever that paraded himself as Acting Chairman.
He described Ladeji’s action as contemptuous and barbaric, considering the judgment of a court in Akure delivered by Justice N. Ubaka in his favour on October 21, 2013, insisting that he was the authentic Chairman of the union.

According to him, another judgment delivered by the same Judge on May 8, 2014 in a case instituted by Ladeji and the National Headquarters of TUC, was explicit that he remained the recognized Chairman.
But Ladeji, who refuted the allegation that he acted as an impostor, insisted the national headquarters of the TUC mandated him to act as Chairman, being an elected Vice Chairman of the union following the expiration of Olaiya’s tenure.

However, Olaiya claimed Ladeji’s action as flagrant violation of the court’s judgments which was tantamount to impersonation.
He said there was no law empowering anybody in the union to act in in the position of chairman.

“Though, I have congratulated Governor Ayodele Fayose, but this should not have been done by him (Ladeji). I had written a letter to the Radio Station warning that such should be discontinued”, he said.