Staff of the National Identity Management Commission on Thursday embarked on strike over poor pay and alleged exposure to the dreaded COVID-19 disease in the course of the National Identity Number enrolment exercise.
The strike action has halted the ongoing NIN enrolment exercise, as thousands of people who gathered at the commission’s offices, particularly in Lagos and Abuja, were not attended to.
Notice of strike was signed by the President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC branch, Lucky Michael, and the Secretary, Odia Victor.
Parts of the notice read, “Consequent upon the just concluded congress of the above mentioned association that took place on January 6, 2020, the unit executive directs all members of grade level 12 and below in the head office and state offices to report to their respective duty posts tomorrow January 7, 2020 and do nothing.
“All members at the local government offices and special centres are advised to stay away from their various centres as task force and implementation committees would be on parade to ensure total compliance to the directive.”
A communiqué issued at the end of the congress meeting of the ACCSN, NIMC branch, said the strike was informed by the exposure of staff to COVID-19 risks, lack of personal protective equipment, irregularities in promotion and poor funding of the commission.
According to the communique, the workers are not paid overtime for extra hours put into the enrolment exercise, and are also not given enough tools to work with.
“Staff members were infected with COVID-19 and adequate measures have not been taken to curtail the spread.
“The meeting resolved that safety of staff should be prioritised. Furthermore the office environment should be fumigated immediately.
“The congress agreed that the NIMC staff salary structure approved by the Federal Government vide Presidential assent be implemented in the personnel appropriation of the 2021 annual budget effective January 2021.
“That the lopsided and irregular promotion done in 2017 and 2020 be reviewed, regularised and gazetted in accordance with public service rules.”
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