On Monday, the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), started an indefinite strike over the failure of the management to address certain issues regarding the welfare of its members.
News About Nigeria reports that in a communique titled ‘SSASCGOC/NAFDAC/COMMUNIQUE/VOL.1’, the workers stated that the decision to embark on the strike follows several failed meetings with management over issues surrounding their promotion and welfare.
Speaking further, they noted that all the meetings have failed to yield any positive results as the management is still very adamant about their demands.
Giving details on the issues, the communique listed some of them to be; Review of 2024 Promotion Examination Results, Appointment of Directors for Public Affairs/Special Duties, Training Institute, North West and North East extractions, Reform of Promotion Examination Content, Timely Disclosure of APER/PER/KPI Scores, Resolution of Tied Promotion Examination Scores, among others.
Also, a statement signed by the Secretary of the TUC, Comrade (Dr.) Ejor Michael, which was attached to the communique instructed the workers to begin the indefinite strike starting today (Monday, October 7, 2024).
The statement partly reads, “This is to notify all staff that, following the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum issued to Management in the Communique of September 20, 2024, and the dithering of Management regarding the issues raised therein, another Congress of NAFDAC Staff was convened on Friday, 4th October 2024. After careful deliberation, Congress unanimously resolved to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike across all NAFDAC formations, commencing Monday, 7th October 2024. In view of the foregoing, you are hereby directed to down tools by withdrawing all your services in compliance with the strike action.
“This decision is a result of NAFDAC Management’s failure to address the critical issues outlined in the Communique within the given time frame. The Congress considers this ongoing inaction insufferable and accentuates that the industrial action will continue unabated until all demands specified in the Communique are fully met. In light of this, all staff are advised to remove their personal belongings from their offices, as no one, no matter the rank or cadre, will be allowed entry into any NAFDAC Office (premises) during the strike period.”
