General Secretary, National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), Comrade Issa Aremu has described the newly elected national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), Adams Oshiomhole as a pride to the textile union and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
Oshiohmole was the General Secretary of NUTGTWN for three decades (1982 to 2008) before he became twice elected President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) (1999 to 2007).
Addressing journalists in Kaduna barely 48 hours after the APC national convention, Aremu said Oshiomhole is the most successful African labour leaders.
He noted that the former NLC Boss has commendably distinguished himself as a private sector unionist in the world of work, where in textile industry and in NLC he selflessly defended workers.
According to Aremu, "We bear witness that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as an organizer, bargainer, negotiator and statesman is an asset not just to the APC but to the entire country.
"For a party coming out of the stress of primaries, Comrade Adams brings to bear his experiences in social dialogue and compromises in resolving post primary crises. With rich background in the principles of democracy, team work, persuasion and independence, Adams is better positioned to refocus the mass energy in APC towards nation building and not dysfunctional politics of office sharing.
"On behalf of the National Executive Council (NEC) of our great union and the generality of our members nationwide we hereby congratulate and salute President Muhammed Buhari, Ashiwaju Bola Tinubu, all the APC governors and APC delegates for reposing a unique consensus in a globally acknowledged mobiliser, motivator, organizer and a tested patriot as the chairman of the ruling APC.
"The choice of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole at the weekend in Abuja shows that APC is truly set to make a difference in the country in line with its newly adopted slogan of “PROGRESS”! We hereby formally congratulate Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, for his historic emergence as the second National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
"The consensus election of Comrade Adams is a total victory for us in Textile workers Union. We celebrate as comrades of his primary first union of choice.
"Comrade Adams started as a worker in Arewa Textile Mill in 1969, became a union organizer in 1975 and served as the General Secretary of our union for three decades (1982 to 2008) before he became twice elected President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) (1999 to 2007)".