As Comrade Issa AREMU mni the newly reappointed Director General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) Ilorin sets to resume, the staff and management of the Institution have been enjoined to consolidate on the landmark achievements of the past for years and deepen labour education for industrial harmony and national development.
In a statement at the weekend in Ilorin, Comrade Aremu said while divergent views are inevitable in any transition in an institution, staff must move on to deliver on the mandate of MINILS to build capacity for labour sector stakeholders in line with Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with respect to decent work, social dialogue, productivity improvement and Industrial harmony.
He observed that his reappointment is a tribute to the dedicated smart working staff and management of the Institute adding that it is also a call to those lagging behind to stand up and add value to the premier training centre in West Africa sub- region through improved service delivery, respect for civil service rules and country’s labour laws. He promised to further prioritize staff welfare with regular promotion tied to approved performance management system of the Head of service of the Federation.
The Director General who expressed “deep concern” about recent “avoidable and unacceptable toxicity” in an hitherto serene training institute through unacceptable intimidation and harassment, cyber and on site bully of colleagues under the cover of “” unionism said it was time to stop misinformation, and suppression of legitimate voices of peace loving working staff of the Institute.
The Director General expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for his reappointment “at the great times of far reaching reform and revolutionary agenda under a deliberate, patriotic, audacious and visionary President that ASHIWAJU with the pledge to consolidate on the achievements of the last four years and further commit the Institute to the Renewed Hope Agenda on quality labour education to promote decent job creation and industrial harmony in the country.
“My reappointment further repositions me to continue with the promotion of labour/civil society/ citizens engagements on the unprecedented achievements at the labour sector of the progressive and Labour/ friendly leadership of the President whose achievements include 2024 National Minimum Wage Act, the most expansive and impactful N758 billion bond to settle long standing pension liabilities, employment of 774 National Health Fellows, youth employability and poverty eradication program through SKILL-UP-ARTISANS (SUPA) program , mass jobs from deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector after subsidy removal and crude-for- Naira for PH and Warri Dangote Refineries, 2-5 million Labor Employment and Employment Programme (LEEP) programme and public sector job retention, non/ retrenchment in the wake of declining public revenue and unprecedented commitment to re-industrialization of the country among others.
The statement also conveyed appreciation to the Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Honorable Minister of state for Labour Barrister Nkiru Onyejeocha; The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU),Alumni Association of the National Institute AANI, CDHR, The Gamji Members Association (GAMA), NLC and TUC, Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) Nigerian Institute of Public Relations NIPR, People Living With Disabilities, women and youth organizations as well as the media organizations. Comrade thanks the Nigeria Police force and Department of State Security services ( DSS) for maintaining security at the premier Institution.
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