Politics
THE Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) has called for the immediate implementation of resolutions reached between the Federal Government and the organized labour.
SSASCGOC President-General , Mr Kayode Alakija, made the call on Saturday in Jos, at the end of the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
Alakija said the implementation of the resolutions jointly signed by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC ) and the Federal Government would cushion the plight of Nigerians.
The president-general called on the Federal Government to come up with palliatives that would cushion the effect of the hardships on Nigerian citizens and workers in particular.
He listed some of the resolutions to include rehabilitation of local refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna and the rehabilitation of the Eleme section of East-West road infrastructure leading to the refinery.
“The rising inflation in the country is becoming alarming; hence, meeting the needs of a common man is becoming practically impossible.
“Urgent steps need to be taken to rescue the citizens, especially Nigerian workers.
“The wages of Nigerian workers should be increased immediately to reflect current realities,” he said.
Alakija also called on the Federal Government to adopt the Media Scale Salary Structure for media agencies, saying that it had lingered for too long.
According to him, media workers deserve the special salary structure because of their immense contribution to the development of the society.
The president- general urged the FG to direct all ministries and agencies of government to implement the revised Public Service Rules (PSR) on eight years tenure policy of directors, permanent secretaries and equivalent ranks.
He said that the revised PSR, which took effect on July 27 as directed by the Head of Service of the Federation, would allow younger staff to grow.
The association appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to use his good office as the Chairman of ECOWAS, to explore the option of dialogue and diplomatic engagement in resolving the recent crisis in Niger Republic.
“ECOWAS should do everything possible to avoid going into war with Niger Republic coupists as it would have negative impact on ECOWAS communities,” he said.
The association commended the judiciary for resolving and giving landmark judgment in the case of SSASCGOC and AUPCTRE which favoured SSASCGOC .
He explained that the judgment stated that SSASCGOC reserved the right to unionise senior staff from Grade Level 7 and above of all statutory corporations and government-owned companies
Açcording to him, AUPCTRE has no right to unionise senior staff of such agencies but can unionise junior staff on Grade Level 6 and below.
Alakija commended the Lagos State Government for its efforts toward the rehabilitation of the Lagos Water Corporation waterworks and appealed to the government to expedite action on the project to ensure stable and regular water supply to people of Lagos.
The president-general commended Gov. Caleb Mutfwang and the people of Plateau for their hospitality and conducive environment provided for the association to hold its NEC meeting in Jos. (NAN)
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August 12, 2023 @ 17:50 GMT|
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