SSASCGOC vows to expose e-call up opposers, lauds NPA

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

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

The group said it will stop at nothing in working with the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to unmask those black sheeps in the system, therefore commended the NPA for the initiative.

The union made the position known at the capacity building programme it held for its members in Ilorin Kwara state from 29th to 31st March, 2021.

The President, NPA Branch, SSASCGOC, Comrade Abubakar Abdullahi however expressed optimism and satisfaction on the call -up system aimed at embracing sanity in the port operations, added that the Innovation had been of tremendous help to port users.

He regretted the efforts of some unscrupulous elements in the system trying hard to frustrate the success of the electronic call up system.

He stated that, 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.

Abdullahi vowed 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.

While affirming the union’s support to the management of NPA, he noted, “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 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.

“We are doing something seriously to support our management and when we come.out with it, everyone will know we ‘re working.

“He added that the association is working with the management of NPA led by Hajia Bala Usman.

Speaking at the flag off of the three day programme for members of the union, the President disclosed that a total of seventy five personnel from NPA are to be trained on welfare and job efficiency.

He noted that the participants cut across all the ports in Nigeria.

The training which is to last three days would be targeted at developing members to match up with the evolving technology in the maritime industry.

Comrade Abubakar quipped 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.