By Chinedu Adonu

ENUGU – MEMBERS of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Enugu branch Wednesday protested what they termed as an imposition of executives on the union.

Protesters

The aggrieved members who lamented the fraudulent and irregularities of Enugu state Chairman, comrade Isaac Enyili, stated that NUATE Enugu has no elected executives for now.

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The protesters chanted songs and displayed placards that read thus: “Members of NUATE FAAN Enugu, say NO! to leadership without election, NUATE FAAN Enugu has no elected executives, Isaac Enyili led executive of NUATE is a fraud, National president, comrade Ben, we seek your urgent intervention, we are oppose to imposition of leaders and we say no to self imposed leadership in NUATE FAAN Enugu.

Addressing the crowd the leader of the group, Comrade Chijioke Onyike, who expressed sadness over the development said “it is highly reprehensible for someone who calls himself a chairman of a union to submit names of executives who were not elected by voting or voice of the group to national body of the union for recognition.

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“The main purpose of this protest is to let the world hear the voice of NUATE FAAN members here at  Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu regarding the imminent rape of our collective resolve as a union by a few fraudulent members of our union, who are presently perfecting plans to foist themselves upon us as leaders by deceit and illegalities”, He said.

Comrade Onyike who is also the secretary of the union lamented the short notice of the electioneering process and paying money for form, stating that the former Chairman, Enyili, disenfranchised members from participating.

“Our own branch, NUATE FAAN Enugu branch after national memo to conduct election on November agitated for the release of election time table but the immediate past chairman, comrade Enyili refused to release it. He later released the memo for election on 3rd of December 2018 and forced members to purchase form with N5,000:00 and to come for election on 7th.

“Those who couldn’t purchase the form because they were off duty and timing of the whole process went to him and complained but he refused to issue them form.

“Members on the 7th of December congregated at the venue for a general meeting before the election. Members expressed displeasure about the election process and agreed that election will not hold.

“Subsequently, members requested for rescheduled date but the Comrade Enyili couldn’t come up with date but went ahead and forwarded the list of his cronies as those who were elected while there was no election and no presence of national officer to monitor the election as stated in memo”, He said.

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Comrade Onyike who disclosed that they sent a letter to national Secretariat for immediate intervention, urged the national chairman and other national body to come  a investigate the matter without further delay to ensure that election is conducted to elect NUATE FAAN, Enugu branch executives.

When contacted over the issue, the former chairman, Enyili declined to comment on the protest saying simply he did not know those that were said to be protesting.

“I don’t know anything about imposition of executives.  Those protesting are not our members,” he said.