The Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has warned the federal
government against the implementation of the Oronsaye Committee
Report, which proposed the merger and scrapping of some Ministries,
Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the government.
The National Administrative Council (NAC) of the union said in a
statement issued in Abuja that it condemned the proposed
implementation of the report at a time the country was grappling
with the COVID-19 pandemic, stressing that the report would lead to
the lay-off of thousands of workers in the public sector.
The NAC in the statement signed by its General Secretary, Mr.
Yahaya Ndako, said: “The National Administrative Council condemned
in its entirety the proposed implementation of the report at this
critical time, which is driven towards victimising and laying off
thousands of working people in the public sector into the pool of
industry of unemployment.
“The timing of this process by the government without due
consideration of the outbreak of COVID-19 will be adding to the
prevailing hardship and, amounting to the Federal Government
birthing another new virus that spells doom for our nation.
“We regret greatly to inform concerned parties and the
government that the said report is obsolete and need a holistic
review with the involvement of relevant stakeholders, including the
labour movement practitioners, civil societies, upper and lower
legislative chambers and the Federal Ministry of Labour.
The union appealed to the President Muhammadu Buhari to “kindly
have a rethink on the implementation of this satanic Oronsaye
Committee Report for the purpose of sustaining the existing
industrial relation peace enjoyed between the labour movement and
the office of the President.”
The Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has warned the federal
government against the implementation of the Oronsaye Committee
Report, which proposed the merger and scrapping of some Ministries,
Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the government.
The National Administrative Council (NAC) of the union said in a
statement issued in Abuja that it condemned the proposed
implementation of the report at a time the country was grappling
with the COVID-19 pandemic, stressing that the report would lead to
the lay-off of thousands of workers in the public sector.
The NAC in the statement signed by its General Secretary, Mr.
Yahaya Ndako, said: “The National Administrative Council condemned
in its entirety the proposed implementation of the report at this
critical time, which is driven towards victimising and laying off
thousands of working people in the public sector into the pool of
industry of unemployment.
“The timing of this process by the government without due
consideration of the outbreak of COVID-19 will be adding to the
prevailing hardship and, amounting to the Federal Government
birthing another new virus that spells doom for our nation.
“We regret greatly to inform concerned parties and the
government that the said report is obsolete and need a holistic
review with the involvement of relevant stakeholders, including the
labour movement practitioners, civil societies, upper and lower
legislative chambers and the Federal Ministry of Labour.
The union appealed to the President Muhammadu Buhari to “kindly
have a rethink on the implementation of this satanic Oronsaye
Committee Report for the purpose of sustaining the existing
industrial relation peace enjoyed between the labour movement and
the office of the President.”