NIMC workers suspend strike, give FG 21-day ultimatum on demands
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Subscribers at the National Identity Management Commission office, Alausa, Lagos office of the commission…on Monday. Photo: @prinzgbemi
Friday Olokor and Okechukwu Nnodim
Workers of the National Identity Management Commission have suspended the industrial action they embarked upon on Thursday over the fear of COVID-19 spread in the agency.
It was gathered that the workers decided to put the strike on hold after a meeting with the Federal Government where it was agreed that the demands of the employees would be addressed.
However, the workers gave the government a 21-day ultimatum to meet their demands.
TODAY
January 8, 2021
Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has described the ongoing registration of the National Identity Management Commission in the midst of the second wave of COVID-19 as “the most irresponsible act of governance” on display in the history of Nigeria.
The organisation described the exercise as a display of total disregard for the lives of citizens to expose them to the vagaries of coronavirus without any form of protection under these terrible conditions.
The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, expressed these views in a statement issued on Friday entitled: “NIMC registration amidst COVID–19 irresponsible.”
Newsmen reported that the Federal Government had, on December 14, 2020, ordered telecommunications firms to disconnect telephones lines of subscribers who failed to link their National Identity Numbers to their subscriber identification modules.
NIN: NIMC Registration Amid COVID-19 Irresponsible, Says Afenifere
The group said the ongoing registration shows total disregard for the lives of citizens as this could expose them to the vagaries of coronavirus without any form of protection under these terrible conditions.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jan 08, 2021
The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has described the ongoing registration of SIM cards amid the strong second wave of COVID-19 as an irresponsible act of governance.
Officials of the National Identity Management Commission have recently declared a strike action, complaining that they were not provided with personal protective equipment and also owed allowances.
Applicants queue to obtain national identity numbers at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, in the Lagos state capital of Ikeja, on December 30, 2020
NIMC registration amidst COVID-19 irresponsible, says Afenifere
Friday Olokor, Abuja
Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has described the ongoing registration of the National Identity Management Commission in the midst of the second wave of COVID-19 as “the most irresponsible act of governance” on display in the history of Nigeria.
The organisation described the exercise as a display of total disregard for the lives of citizens to expose them to the vagaries of coronavirus without any form of protection under these terrible conditions.
The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, expressed these views in a statement issued on Friday entitled: “NIMC registration amidst COVID – 19 irresponsible.”
The National Identity Management Commission workers have embarked on nationwide strike due to the inability of the government to protect them from contracting coronavirus.
The NIMC Unit Chairman of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, Lucky Asekokhai, confirmed to our reporter in a telephone interview that as of Thursday morning, three of the workers were being isolated at the THISDAY Dome isolation centre in Abuja,
He said until the government provides the necessary tools and fund to cater to their needs as essential workers, the industrial action would continue.
He said, “We are disobeying COVID-19 protocols; there is no social distancing and the management sees no reason to do something for the workers. We held a meeting yesterday and three workers have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 including their families. As we speak, one has been discharged from THISDAY Isolation centre and the other three are still there.