Members of the Trade Union Congress have elected Mr Festus Osifo as new president of the Labour Union.
He will take over ftom Quadri Olaleye.
Osifo was elected at the 12th Triennial National Delegates’ Conference of the Congress on Wednesday in Abuja.
The theme of the 2022 Conference: “The Working Class Amidst the Challenges of National Security, Unemployment and Democratic Development’’.
The new TUC president is expected to pilot the affairs of the labour trade centre for the next three years.
He is also the National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).
The returning officer, Mr Shehu Mohammed while announcing the results said that 728 delegates participated in the election.
Mohammed added that Osifo pulled 688 votes to defeat his opponent, Mrs Oyikan Olasanoye, who polled 18 votes, while 22 votes were declared invalid.
Due to internal disputes, Wednesday’s election was held for only the office of the President General.
Osifo assumed office as President of PENGASSAN on August 28, 2020, and had also served amongst others, as PENGASSAN Producers Forum Chairman, between 2016 and 2018.
The new TUC President is a member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria (COREN) and Society for Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
