BREAKING: C'River workers Boo SSG, NLC President Over Moves To Migrate Them To PENCOM Scheme
By Our Reporter
The Cross River State workers have protested against moves by Sen. Bassey Otu-led administration to migrate them to contributory Pension scheme, known as PENCOM.
The workers numbering hundreds, assembled at Transcorp Hotels in the early hours of Wednesday, waiting for the government functionaries and the NLC National President, Ajero, for the sensitisation meeting between them and government on the need to accept the new pension scheme.
But a few a minutes after arrival, the shout of 'no-pension' rent the air, sending signals to government that their plans have failed
And on sighting the SSG, Prof Anthony Owan -Eno, the workers booed at him untill the security smuggled him out while Ajero refused to come down from his hotel room at Transcorp Hotels.
Recall that Organized Labour in a communique issued on 23 , Oct . 2023 and signed by the Chairmen of NLC , TUC and JNC, Comrades Greg Olayi, Monday Ogbodum and Akan Raymond Afu respectively unanimously resolved that Cross River workers reject the proposed contributory pension scheme pending proper discussions with leadership and relied on the provisions of section 5(2) of the labour Act. Cap L1, laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 believing that the CRSG would seek full consent of the CRS workers before implementing the scheme.
The communique said the visitation of the national President was not at the instance of the workers that constitute Affiliates of the labour Unions and dissociated members from any forms of comradely and solidarity.
It advised that instead government should as a matter of urgency attend to pressing issues of workers ranging from payment of outstanding gratuities to the N35,000 wage award approved by FG to cushion effects of fuel subsidy removal.
The Trade Union Congess,TUC Chairman and Secretary , Joint Negotiating Council, JNC had through a message invited workers to today's meeting considering it as just a sensitization interaction and warned against any forms of disruptions from workers.
