The staffers complained that the Management of NSITF and the Minister of Employment, Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige have taken an undemocratic approach to resolving labour matters by trying to intimidate them into silence
Thugs and bouncers allegedly hired by the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), have taken over the Abuja headquarters of the organisation and prevented workers from gaining entrance into their offices.
The NSITF workers had mobilised for a peaceful demonstration to demand payment of the unpaid entitlements among other labour related issues.
But they were surprised to meet the heavily armed private security guards and others who could be categorised as thugs, surrounding the office and preventing them from carrying out their legitimate peaceful protest.
The organisation has continued to be in the news for wrong reasons. Recently, a former Head of the organisation was removed in controverial circumstances over alleged forged National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) discharge certificate.
The staffers complained that the Management of NSITF and the Minister of Employment, Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige have taken an undemocratic approach to resolving labour matters by trying to intimidate them into silence. But they have vowed to continue the protest over new pay packages.
The workers accused the Minister of allegedly turning the agency into a ‘cash cow’ to the detriment of the workers and the core objective of the organisation.