May 1:

Stop employers from sacking, slashing salaries, Atiku urges N/Assembly



A former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the National Assembly to stop employers of labour from sacking workers or slashing their salaries sequel to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, also urged the federal government to increase spending on health sector after the pandemic.

The ex-Vice President, in a statement on Thursday to mark the occasion of May Day, said; “it will not be asking for too much to urge the National Assembly to forbid any employer of labour from penalizing workers in the effect of the pandemic.”

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/stop-employers-from-sacking-slashing-salaries-atiku-urges-n-assembly.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true

May 5:

Atiku’s varsity sacks 400 staff


The American University of Nigeria (AUN) in Yola, Adamawa, founded by Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says it has disengaged about 400 of its staff.

According to NAN, Abba Tahir, the institution’s vice-president for university relations, broke the news in a statement on Tuesday.

Tahir said that majority of the affected personnel were those that had no significant developmental effect on the philosophy of the university.

“Certain structural elements have been initiated by the new Governing Council of American University of Nigeria (AUN), in response to NUC requirements, mandating the institution to align with an approved governance structure for all tertiary institutions in the country,” he said.

“Until now, AUN has operated a student-staff ratio which balance had continued to affect the sustainability of the university.

“This is clearly an uncommon and hardly workable tradition in all institutions and organisations around the world. Obviously it is unattainable.”

He, however, noted that in the emerging sustainable structure, competitive personnel were retained.

Tahir added that all those affected were paid all their contractual benefits at the point of clearance to continue with their lives somewhere else.

“Thus, consequent upon the university’s new governing council vote to restructure the institution in line with its agenda for sustainability, a process of workforce rationalisation has been in the pipeline,” he said.

“It is now time for the university to look back, look around and look ahead, to ensure that realistic and globally competitive administrative practices can be achieved in structure, strategy and focus.

“It would not be realistic for AUN to continue to anchor its administrative structure on an over-bloated personnel whose role do not have significant effect on the philosophy of a development university.”

The move comes a few days after Gotel Communications, a TV/Radio owned by Atiku, also announced the sack of 46 workers.

https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/atikus-varsity-sacks-400-staff/

Economic realities of today honestly can not guarantee job retention. I believe Atiku should be commended for being a practical employer of labour all these to lay off over 400 staff that are even more of fringe workers. If Buhari had come close to being Atiku possibly he would have d economy better and opened job opportunities

Atiku what happened to Nitel and the proceeds?

When ipob lawyers chop your money like kuli kuli
What do you expect.
After sacking 400 staff you are now calling national assembly to stop you abi.
No more Dasuki,fowl nyash don open. Just imagine this man won the election,all his employees will be paid with federal government money.
We really dotch a bullet.
God bless Buhari
God bless Nigeria.

fake talk from a fake poster!

can you practice what you preach ........

OP, its thats easy & simple... go start your own company and employ the sacked workers.

Atiku means job

Someone who cannot manage a company in turbulent times so how is he going to manage Nigeria in turbulent times?

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piggyyeaster:
Atiku means job

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When Buhari govt has completely entrenched insecurity in the north east and Destroyed the economy how do you expect the university to have paying students ? The sack can qualify as force Majeure

foolish man after sacking your own staffs.