Yemi Obafemi
As the Senior Staff Association Of Statutory Corporations And Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), a member of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) affiliated with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) embarked on indefinite strike due to government failure to meet their demands, the Trade union Congress has said no workers in NAFDAC will be allowed to enter any NAFDAC Office during the strike period.
It directed the workers in NAFDAC to withdraw all your services in compliance with the strike action.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Secretary of the TUC, Comrade (Dr.) Ejor Michael directed the workers to begin indefinite strike starting from Monday, 7 October.
The strike Is a response to management’s alleged neglect of employee welfare concerns.
The statement read: “This is to notify all staff that, following the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum issued to management in the communique of September 20, 2024, and the dithering of management regarding the issues raised therein, another Congress of NAFDAC Staff was convened on Friday, 4th October 2024.
“After careful deliberation, Congress unanimously resolved to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike across all NAFDAC formations, commencing Monday, 7th October 2024.
“In view of the foregoing, you are hereby directed to down tools by withdrawing all your services in compliance with the strike action.
“This decision is a result of NAFDAC management’s failure to address the critical issues outlined in the Communique within the given time frame. The Congress considers this ongoing inaction insufferable and accentuates that the industrial action will continue unabated until all demands specified in the Communique are fully met.
“In light of this, all staff are advised to remove their personal belongings from their offices, as no one, no matter the rank or cadre, will be allowed entry into any NAFDAC Office (premises) during the strike period,” the statement directed.
The SSASCGOC State and Zonal Coordinators were instructed to ensure rigorous adherence to the directive.
