The union’s chairman, Mr Adoyi Adoyi maintained that IGP Usman Baba and other police bodies have failed the union in the discharge of its responsibility
The Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission has issued a notice of indefinite strike to the management of the commission over a breach of agreement.
The union noted that the strike will commence with effect from Monday, August 29, 2022.
The employees announced the start of their indefinite strike in a leaked letter, signed by the joint union congress’ PSC branch and sent to Alhaji Musiliu Smith, head of the PSC.
The letter was signed by Yusuf Nasidi, secretary of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Adoyi Adoyi, chairman of the joint union congress, PSC chapter, Abayomi Anthony, chairman of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), and Remi Ogundeji, secretary of the NCSU.
The letter reads partly, “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.
“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, Alhaji 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.”
Meanwhile, the NPF had earlier dismissed an advertisement believed to have emanated from PSC, calling for applicants to apply as constables in the force.
The PSC suspended the 2022 recruitment of constables into the force.Recall that the PSC workers had, in January 2022, declared a three-day warning strike over the alleged takeover of the recruitment of 10,000 constables by the police; lack of staff promotion; training by the commission management among other issues.
