Our History

Words On Marble

Comrades, let me also remind us again that the struggle for our Unions is the struggle for our life .It is the struggle for our freedom and the welfare of the people of our nation. It is a struggle against evil and the greed and insensitivity of the privileged few. It is a struggle for equity and Justice.

It is a continuous struggle and we must not relent AT ALL because those who benefit from evil, injustice and oppression are NOT relenting. That is why we say and sing ALUTA CONTINUA and rekindle our believe that VICTORIA ACERTA.

Comrade Hyginus Chika Onuegbu.

Our History

The First State Administrative Council (SAC)

The First State Administrative Council (SAC) was inaugurated on the 10th of April 2001. With a seven-man State Executive Committee elected to run the aﬀairs of the Council for three years: The members included:

(1.) Elder Amabebe Bethel P. – State Chairman (2.) Elder Charles D. George – State Vice Chairman (3.) Chief Ogunka A. John – State Secretary (4.) Godspower Imoni – State Assistant Secretary (5.) P. O. Obi – Publicity Secretary (6.) P. Z. Yagwerea – State Auditor

The Second State Administrative Council (SAC)

The Second State Administrative Council (SAC) was inaugurated on the 29th of August 2002 to run the aﬀairs of the State Council, they are as follows:

(1.) Comrade Alaso S. Jack – State Chairman (2.) Comrade Edward C. Orupabo_ – State Vice Chairman (3.) Comrade Charles D. George – State Secretary (4.) Comrade Godspower Imoni – State Assistant Secretary (5.) Comrade Richard Pallibo – Treasurer (6.) Comrade P.Z. Yagwerea – State Auditor (7.) Comrade Olawale Ajayi – Public Relations Oﬃcer (8.) Comrade Godwin Amadi – Ex- Oﬃcio (9.) Comrade Sam Oparah – Ex- Oﬃcio

The Third State Administrative Council (SAC)

The Third State Administrative Council (SAC) was inaugurated on the 19th of April 2006. With nine (9) Member-State Executives as follows: –

(1.) Comrade Edward C. Orupabo – State Chairman (2.) Comrade Godspower Imoni – State Vice Chairman (3.) Comrade Charles D. George – State Secretary (4.) Comrade Godwin Amadi – Treasurer (5.) Comrade Ani Onyebuchi – State Publicity Secretary (6.) Comrade Preye Grace Olowo – State Financial Secretary (7.) Comrade Kingdom Abadi – State Assistant Secretary I (8.) Comrade Jonas Ogundu Okere – State Assistant Secretary II (9.) Comrade T. O. Idisi – State Auditor

However, following the Merger of the Unions in Agriculture, Comrade Godwin Amadi left and Comrade Jonas Ogundu Okere the Assistant Secretary 2 took over as State Treasurer.

The Forth State Administrative Council (SAC)

The fourth TUC Rivers Administrative Councils (SAC) was elected on 14th December 2009 with the following as EXCO:

(1.) Com. Hyginus Chika Onuegbu JP, FCA – State Chairman (2.) Comrade Godpower Imoni – State Vice Chairman (3.) Comrade Jonas Ogundu Okere JP – State Secretary (4.) Comrade Monday Taaba – State Assistant Secretary 1 (5.) Comrade Dickson Orlumeni – State Assistant Secretary II (6.) Comrade Chris MbaPhDh.D – State Financial Secretary (7.) Comrade Kingdom Abadi – State Treasurer (8.) Comrade Clem Onyesom – State Auditor (9.) Comrade Chikadibia George – State Publicity Secretary (10.) Comrade Sarah Ugbogbo – State Women Leader (11.) Comrade Edward Orupabo – State Ex-Officio

The excellent leadership prowess of the Fourth Administrative Council brought the relatively unknown TUC out of obscurity to become a revered Trade Center in the state.

TUC Rivers State undoubtedly became one of the best-organized State Councils of the TUC in Nigeria within this period. It is on record that TUC Rivers was instrumental in the establishment of the National Industrial Court in Port Harcourt with the assistance of the then-state governor, HE Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the guidance of Chief Milton Dabibi, one of our former Secretary Generals and Justice Babatunde Adenuro Adejumo.

Again the shift from Adversarial labour-management relations to genuine partnership-driven labour-management relations which has become more beneficial to both labour and employers including by extension, the national economy necessitated the 4th State Administrative Council to focus its resources on capacity development. TUC within this period went into partnership with the Michael Imodu Institute of Labour Studies (MIILS) and the Federal Ministry of labour Port Harcourt together with these partners they embarked on massive training and development projects which underscored the importance of continuous improvement in the capacity of our labour leaders.