NEMA Begins Indefinite Nationwide Strike

Staff of the National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, on Thursday, embarked on an indefinite strike.

This was made known in a statement released by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN).

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Amongst the complaints of the workers include non-payment of their allowances.

The agency`s staff in Minna, Niger State, were seen protesting over the management’s failure to adhere to public service rules.

They brandished placards with various inscriptions such as “Mustapha Maihaja must go”, “Mustapha we are tired of aluta”, “pay our claims or resign, enough is enough”.

Others read, “No hazard allowance, no life assurance cover”, “Who will die next”, “No promotion exercise”, “Give us training it is statutory”, “Maihaja is an electrician, we are humanitarian”.

 

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