The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja has restrained
the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the office of the Secretary of
the Government of The Federation (SGF) from reinstating to her old
position Mrs. Folashade Abiodun Kolawole, a former secretary of the
CCB board and retired staff of the bureau.
Justice Waziri Abali gave the Order in favor of an ex-parte
application filed by Royal Integrity and Accountability
Organisation, a Non-governmental Organisation on human rights and
anti-corruption.
Joined in the motion as respondent are: SGF, CCB and Mrs.
Kolawole herself.
In the court order obtained by Saharareporters, the court gave
“an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents either
by themselves or through their agents, servants, or officials from
reinstating the 3rd defendant to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)
as a staff/acting secretary by any subterfuge or giving effect to
the letter dated August 21st 2017, purporting to reinstate the 3rd
defendant pending the hearing of the motion on notice.”
On August 23, 2017, it was reported on by SaharaReporters that
Mrs. Kolawole allegedly stormed the federal secretariat of the CCB
in Abuja with some armed policemen to force herself back into
office. She however, denied that did not disrupt work activities in
the secretariat, adding that she went with policemen only to
protect herself.
The action led to further protest by the staff union of CCB
insisting that Mrs. Kolawole cannot be reinstated having
voluntarily resigned from service and having received her
retirement entitlements.
Mrs. Kolawole purported resigned her appointment after she was
suspended from her position as acting secretary of the bureau board
due to a misdemeanor and non-implementation of the Standard
Operation Procedure (SOP) of the CCB.
Shortly after she resigned, the court also sacked the CCB board
led by Sam Saba having spent more that the allotted five years in
office.
However, to the surprise of the members of the staff union, Mr.
Ochingbo Edwin, the secretary of the Joint Negotiation Council
(JNC), said Mrs. Kolawole wrote a petition to the SGF claiming she
was pressured to resign.
The office of SGF then issued her letter, demanding that she
should be reinstated. The directive was met with stiff opposition
from the staff union over two days.
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja has restrained
the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the office of the Secretary of
the Government of The Federation (SGF) from reinstating to her old
position Mrs. Folashade Abiodun Kolawole, a former secretary of the
CCB board and retired staff of the bureau.
Justice Waziri Abali gave the Order in favor of an ex-parte
application filed by Royal Integrity and Accountability
Organisation, a Non-governmental Organisation on human rights and
anti-corruption.
Joined in the motion as respondent are: SGF, CCB and Mrs.
Kolawole herself.
In the court order obtained by Saharareporters, the court gave
“an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents either
by themselves or through their agents, servants, or officials from
reinstating the 3rd defendant to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)
as a staff/acting secretary by any subterfuge or giving effect to
the letter dated August 21st 2017, purporting to reinstate the 3rd
defendant pending the hearing of the motion on notice.”
On August 23, 2017, it was reported on by SaharaReporters that
Mrs. Kolawole allegedly stormed the federal secretariat of the CCB
in Abuja with some armed policemen to force herself back into
office. She however, denied that did not disrupt work activities in
the secretariat, adding that she went with policemen only to
protect herself.
The action led to further protest by the staff union of CCB
insisting that Mrs. Kolawole cannot be reinstated having
voluntarily resigned from service and having received her
retirement entitlements.
Mrs. Kolawole purported resigned her appointment after she was
suspended from her position as acting secretary of the bureau board
due to a misdemeanor and non-implementation of the Standard
Operation Procedure (SOP) of the CCB.
Shortly after she resigned, the court also sacked the CCB board
led by Sam Saba having spent more that the allotted five years in
office.
However, to the surprise of the members of the staff union, Mr.
Ochingbo Edwin, the secretary of the Joint Negotiation Council
(JNC), said Mrs. Kolawole wrote a petition to the SGF claiming she
was pressured to resign.
The office of SGF then issued her letter, demanding that she
should be reinstated. The directive was met with stiff opposition
from the staff union over two days.