The Nigerian government has
directed Dr Ganji Bello, Director-General, National Population Commission (NPC)
to resume work on Monday, January 29.
Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of
Labour, gave the directive on Thursday at an intervention meeting on the
industrial dispute which had grounded activities at the NPC in Abuja.
Ngige explained that the
appointment of Bello by the president was in line with Section 171 of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“The meeting agreed that greater
attention be paid to the clearance of the outstanding staff allowances such as
repatriation, burial, duty tour, among others.
“It is, therefore, resolved to dedicate
at least 20 per cent of the first quarter and subsequent overhead costs
releases toward achieving this.
“It was further resolved that the
commission should commit more effort toward staff capacity building in order to
enhance productivity.
“The management of the commission
was also mandated to urgently bridge the communication gap between it and
staff”
“The meeting also resolved that
the staff and unions in the commission through scheduled meetings should hold
social dialogue to diffuse tension and tackle areas of differences,” he said.
He said the meeting resolved that
the posting of a director to Lagos State by the Human Resources Directorate of
the commission stands.
Ngige said it was resolved that
the officer be allowed to assume duties and be given necessary support to
discharge his responsibilities.
He added that any complaints on
his discharge of duties should be communicated to the Chairman of the
commission after an intervening period of three months.
Ngige, however, said that a
committee had been set up to identify the commission’s landed property in Lagos
and the accruable revenue from rent spanning a period last five years
He noted that the committee was
expected to turn in its reports in two weeks.
“In the same vein, the unions are
to take back the conclusions of the conciliation meeting to their respective
members and workers in order to be apprised of the development and the outcome
of the meeting.
“While a period of 60 days was
given to all parties to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the
agreement.
“The meeting resolved that no
worker should be victimised or harassed for his or her role in the conciliated
Trade Dispute,” he said.
In attendance were the Chairman
of the commission, Eze Duru Ihuoma and the Director-General, Dr Ganji Bello.
Others were some NPC State
Commissioners, Directors, leaders of the four Trade Unions in the commission,
among others.
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