ITF DG, Lalong others receive AUPCTRE awards

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) has presented an award of excellence to the Director General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Sir Joseph N. Ari, for his commitment to staff welfare and dedication to the improvement of working conditions of the ITF workforce.

Presenting the award during the 6th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of the Union at Crispan Suites and Event Centre, Jos at the weekend the National President of the Union, Comrade, Benjamin Anthony also cited the training of thousands of Nigerians by the ITF under the leadership of Sir Ari as another reason he was considered for the award.

Reacting to the award that was received on behalf of the DG by the Director of Administration and Human Resource Department, Mr. Tajudeen Ishola, the Director General expressed his gratitude to the union for finding him worthy of such recognition and dedicated the award to the hardworking staff of the ITF for aligning with the vision of the ITF management and working towards the realization of the corporate goals of the ITF.

He pledged to continue to operate with open door policy and ensure vibrant unionism in the system, as according to him, an organisation that is unionized is more likely to achieve it’s corporate goals than one that is not.

He also assured that rather than rest on his oars, the award would spur him to work harder for the full actualization of the ITF mandate for the good of all Nigerians.

Other recipients included the Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Douye Diri, Governor of Katsina State, Mallam Aminu Bello Masari, Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum and also the MD, CEO of the Federal Housing Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko and the DG of NYSC, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim.