The Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission has declared an indefinite strike over an alleged breach of agreement.
This was disclosed in a leaked letter signed by Adoyi Adoyi, Chairman of Joint Union Congress, PSC Chapter, Abayomi Anthony, chairman of Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), Yusuf Nasidi, Secretary of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) and Remi Ogundeji, Secretary of NCSU.
The letter, which was written by the PSC chapter and addressed to Musiliu Smith, PSC Chairman, said the strike will commence with effect from Monday, August 29.
“You may wish to recall that the Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission had embarked on a 3-day warning strike on Monday 24 January, 2022, which was suspended in national interest in order to embrace dialogue and reconciliation,” the letter read.
“As a responsible union, we make bold to state that all the conditions necessary for continuous working harmony have been breached by the management, hence our resort to continue with our agitation until our earlier agreements are fully implemented.
“Following from the above therefore, the union and the entire staff do hereby serve a notice of indefinite strike to the Management, beginning on Monday, 29 August 2022.”
The notice is coming amidst disagreement between workers of the commission, the Chairman of the commission, Mr Musiliu Smith, and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, on which body should be responsible for recruitment, promotion, and appointment of constables and officers.
