Information reaching Checkout Magazine has it that officials of the National Identity Management Commission have embarked on a nationwide strike to protest the surge in number of applicants that has exposed them to COVID-19 infection.
The notice of strike was signed by the President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC branch, Lucky Michael, and its Secretary, Odia Victor.
It cited exposure of staff to COVID-19 risks, lack of personal protective equipment, irregularities in promotion and poor funding as reasons for its decision to embark on the strike.
It read in part, “Consequent upon the just concluded congress of the above mentioned association that took place on January 6, 2020, the unit executive directs all members of grade level 12 and below in the head office and state offices to report to their respective duty posts tomorrow January 7, 2020 and do nothing.
“All members at the local government offices and special centres are advised to stay away from their various centres as task force and implementation committees would be on parade to ensure total compliance to the directive.”
The Nigerian Communications Commission had last month asked all telecoms firms to disconnect the SIM cards of all persons who have not integrated their National Identity Numbers with their phone lines by the end of January.
