BY JULIET EKWENUGO
Kaduna
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), Kaduna State Council, has demanded the reinstatement of 83 workers of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA) and other agencies, while passing a vote of confidence in the administration of Governor Uba Sani.
The union said the affected workers were wrongfully disengaged in 2019, adding that 13 of them had died since their disengagement.
The TUC State Chairperson, Comrade Abdullahi DanFulani, disclosed this on Friday at a press conference in Kaduna, where he read a communiqué issued at the end of the union’s emergency State Executive Council meeting.
According to the communiqué, the cases of the affected workers had been determined in their favour by the National Industrial Court in Kaduna.
The union also commended the Uba Sani administration for what it described as its commitment to maintaining a harmonious relationship with organised labour and improving workers’ welfare.
It said the administration had promoted job security and ended what it described as unnecessary retrenchment and victimisation of workers, while promotion processes for civil servants had also improved.
The TUC commended Governor Sani for approving, on August 15, 2026, the reinstatement of 37 staff of the Local Government Service Commission who, according to the union, were wrongfully disengaged.
The union also cited the state government’s free Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) luxury bus scheme as one of the measures that had eased workers’ transportation difficulties and costs, thereby improving punctuality and productivity.
While commending the initiative, the TUC appealed to the governor to extend the scheme to Kafanchan and Zaria.
It further commended the resuscitation of the Civil Service Welfare Loan Scheme, which enables civil servants to access loans ranging from N400,000 to N1.5 million, repayable over four years at relatively low interest rates.
The union said workers had also benefited from local and international training programmes through the Office of the Head of Service, aimed at improving their skills and professionalism.
Other achievements cited by the TUC included payment of salaries as and when due, creation of the Office of the Special Adviser on Labour Matters, 50 per cent reduction in institutional fees and other infrastructural developments.
The labour union, however, appealed to the state government to approve consequential adjustments for core civil servants.
The TUC said it remained committed to peaceful and constructive engagement with the state government and other relevant authorities in the interest of justice, fairness and inclusive governance.
