NLC Urges El-Rufai to Reverse Unlawful Retirement of Workers

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has petitioned the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai demanding the reversal of the sack and compulsory retirement of some workers in the state.

The Labour Movement kicked against what it described as arbitrary, draconian and insensitive move to retire workers from 50 years old and above.

In the letter addressed to El-Rufai and titled ° Re: Rationalisation and Conversion to Casual Engagement of Workers by the Kaduna State Government”, NLC said the action apart from violating labour laws, would have a serious impact on the livelihood and survival of thousands of workers in the state and their families.

“We write to demand that Your Excellency quickly reverse the so-called rationalisation and casualisation of Kaduna State workers. If this unsavoury situation persists, Organised Labour will not hesitate to fall back on the lawful options available to workers to pursue justice in this matter,” they said.

The letter reads: “Your Excellency, we wish to refer to a letter with reference number GH/KD/5 and addressed to the Head of Service, Kaduna State by Dr. Salisu Suleiman, Principal Private Secretary to Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

“The letter under reference conveyed the decisions of the Kaduna State Government to give effect to the following: ‘Compulsory retirement of officers that are 50 years old and above; Compulsory retirement of officers on Grade Level 14 and above even if they are less than 50 years; Conversion to causal workers all category of officers on Grade Level 01 - 06; and the directive that no Local Government in Kaduna State shall have more than 50 staff strength”..