The President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Justice B. B. Kanyip has appointed a Public Trustee in the person of the former Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Monday Ubani to run the affairs of Nigeria’s oldest Industrial Union Civil Service Union.
This followed the nullification of the union’s January 2018 National Delegates Conference in which Comrade Lawrence Amaechi-led executive was purportedly elected in violation of a valid court order that status quo be maintained pending the determination of the substantive suit.
Mr. Ubani’s appointment was sequel to the order contained in the judgement delivered on the 25th October 2019 by Honourable Justice Sanusi Kado of the Abuja Judicial Division of the Court in the suit between Comrade Benson Ekasa and 1 other V. Comrade Kiri Mohammed (the then National President of the Union).
The part of the letter reads “Pursuant to Section 19(c) of the National Industrial Court Act 2006, Order 59 of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (Civil Procedure) Rule 2017 and the Order contained in the Judgement delivered on the 25th October 2019 by his Lordship Hon. Justice Sanusi Kado, in the above subject matter suit, I hereby appoint you, Monday O. Ubani Esq as the Public Trustee for the National Civil Service Union (hereinafter referred as the “Union” for an initial period of three (3) months, effective from the date of your acceptance of the appointment, on the following terms:
To oversee and superintend the running of the administration and finances of the Union.
To convene National Delegates Conference of the National Civil Service Union and organize an election to elect new executive members in line with the constitution of the Union.
To render an account of your activities within the above specified period in a report to be forwarded to the court immediately after the expiration of the tenure.
To forward a copy of the report to the Honorable Minister of Labour.
In the event that you are not able to conclude your assignment within the three months’ period stated above, you may apply for re-appointment for another three months. In this event, you shall be requested to provide a satisfactory reason why you may be so re-appointed.”
