Why ASCSN appoint new helmsman

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has appointed an Acting National President to steer the affairs of the Union.

The appointment became imperative in order not to leave that office in vacuum barely after few months of election of new executive for the union.

The new President is Comrade Dr. Tommy Etim Okon. Until his appointment, was a National Vice President of the Association.

In a statement in Lagos, the ASCSN Secretary-General, Comrade Alade Bashir Lawal, stated that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Association at an Emergency meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday 16th March, 2021 unanimously resolved to appoint Comrade (Dr) Tommy as the Acting National President of the Union to oversee the activities of the Association till the NEC directs otherwise.

According to the statement by the Secretary-General, “This appointment is sequel to certain unforeseen development that stares the union in the face.”

In addition he explained that the Acting National President, Comrade Tommy was a two-term Unit Chairman of the Association at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.

The new President, said SG, is a seasoned Labour leader. Comrade Dr. Tommy has attended ILO conferences in Geneva, Switzerland, for more than ten years and is abreast with contemporary industrial relations best practices at the global level including the structures and workings of the Trade Unions in line with ILO standards.

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ASCSN Acting National President,
Comrade Dr. Tommy Etim Okon