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Nigeria Police Service Commission Workers Serve Notice of Indefinite Strike

The Joint Union Congress of the Nigeria Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday issued a notice of indefinite strike to the management of the commission over a breach of agreement.
The union noted that the industrial action would commence with effect from Monday, August 29, 2022.
The Chairman of the Joint Service Union, PSC chapter, Mr. Adoyi Adoyi, made the announcement in Abuja.
The notice followed the disagreement between workers of the Commission, the Chairman, 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.
He stated that the IGP and other police chiefs in connivance with the chairman of the PSC overruled the constitutional duty of the PSC.
Adoyi said the IG allegedly took it upon himself to carry out the functions of the PSC in flagrant disregard of the Nigeria constitution, a verdict of the Appeal Court and the authorities of the PSC.
“We are embarking on an indefinite strike from Monday, August 29, to show our discontent 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 police chief.
“The duties of the PSC are spelt out in the constitution but the IGP has disregarded all of that, and has taken over the duties of the commission. He appoints and promotes at will as opposed to what is stated in the constitution.
“According to the constitution, the appointment, promotion, and recruitment of police officers and constables are the prerogative of the PSC, not the IGP,” he said.
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja

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