BY: News Peddlers
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Due to a breach of an agreement, the Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission has given the commission's management a notice of an indefinite strike.
The strike will begin on Monday, August 29, 2022, according to the union.
Mr Adoyi Adoyi, Chairman of the Joint Service Union, PSC chapter, revealed this in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday.
The notice comes amid a dispute between commission employees, the commission's Chairman, Mr Musiliu Smith, and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, over who should be in charge of recruiting, promoting, and appointing constables and officers.
He stated that the IGP and other police chiefs, in collusion with the PSC chairman, have overruled the PSC's constitutional duty.
Adoyi went on to say that the IGP has allegedly taken it upon himself to carry out the functions of the PSC in flagrant disregard of the Nigeria constitution, an Appeal Court verdict, and the PSC's authorities.
"We're going on an indefinite strike starting Monday, August 29, to express our dissatisfaction with the way the PSC is being run by the chairman of the commission, and the flagrant disregard for the constitution, the court of law, and the PSC by the IGO, Usman Baba," Adoyi said.
The PSC's duties are outlined in the constitution, but the IGP has ignored them all and taken over the commission's responsibilities. He appoints and promotes at his discretion, as opposed to what the law requires.
"The appointment, promotion, and recruitment of police officers and constables are the prerogative of the PSC, not the IGP, according to the constitution."
SOURCE: PUNCH