Activities were brought to a halt in all NAFDAC offices
nationwide due to the ongoing 7 days warning strike
declared by the Federal Area Council (FAC) of the Medical
and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), which is
saddled with the responsibility of protecting the interests of
its staff members.
The chairman of the NAFDAC branch of MHWUN, Comrade
Olu Ogundola, said that NAFDAC offices will remain under
lock and key until their plights are met by the management
and the Federal government. Com. Ogundola also declared
that after the 7 days warning strike and nothing happened,
the Union may consider an indefinite strike, which may last
for months.
The issues were contained in a communique issued by the
NAFDAC branch of MHWUN at the end of their 6th extra-
ordinary congress held at NAFDAC Headquarters, Isolo,
Lagos on Ocyober 4, 2015. The contending issues include:
Review of salary/allowances.
Appointments of Deputy Directors In-Charge for Laboratory
services and Food Safety & Apllied Nutrition Directorates
respectively.
Drivers mandatory training by the Ministry of Works Training
School, Abeokuta.
Appointments of Consultants in NAFDAC.
2015 Productivity Allowances.
Suspension of staff members without trial.
Also, the FAC Chairman, Com. Attah Ibrahim, said that
activities were grounded due to NAFDAC management's
insincerity and insensitivity to the sufferings of the entire
staff of the award-winning agency. And that until the NAFDAC
management meets the plights of its staff members, the
gates will remain locked.
Eye-witnesses disclosed that so many customers and visitors
were denied entrance into all NAFDAC offices. Below are
photos showing the ever-busy Isolo Lagos office of NAFDAC
looking so deserted, not even a single vehicle or person in
sight.
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