The Deputy National President of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Chika Onuegbu, is dead.
AMILOADED gathered that Onuegbu died on Saturday, 2 January, 2021 in Port Harcourt after a brief but undisclosed ailment.
Mrs. Beatrice Itubo, the State Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress, confirmed his death to our correspondent.
Itubo said the NLC was informed about the incident on Saturday morning.
Itubo said, “Yes, it is true. Early hours of this morning they informed us and we also sent people and we went to confirm.
“It is really terrible. I didn’t hear that he was sick. It is just this morning somebody told me that he had a headache and went to the clinic and they were taking care of him, then suddenly early hours of this morning he gave up the ghost.
“It is really terrible. This is happening at a time when Chika Onurgbu’s boldness and bravery are needed most. We have very unfriendly administrations this period, both in the public and private sector.
“Each time we are faced with some of these terrible situations he is one of the people that will stand out and also speak out his mind. It is really devastating that this kind of thing is happening at this time,” she added.
Chika Onuegbu was the immediate past Chairman of TUC in Rivers State between December 2012 and July 2016.
He also served as National Industrial Relation Officer of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN between May 2011 and June 2014.
Mr Onuegbu was a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) with over 22 years post-ICAN & CITN qualification experience.
Until his death, Chika Onuegbu played a very active role in labor related matters in Rivers State and the country.
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