Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has declared that the agency is not in charge of the number of staff to be promoted in the agency.
Prof. Adeyeye disclosed this while reacting to the ongoing indefinite strike embarked on by the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies, an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress representing employees of NAFDAC due to unresolved promotion controversies and welfare concerns.
Prof. Adeyeye in a statement signed by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, noted that the reasons advanced by the striking workers against the agency are not true.
The aggrieved workers expressed that their grievances had not been addressed, prompting the drastic action.
According to the communiqué issued on 4th of this month, the workers outlined several key issues that remain unresolved.
These include a review of the 2024 promotion examination results, the appointment of Directors for Public Affairs and Special Duties, training institute placements for North West and North East extractions, reform of promotion examination content, qualification and conversion criteria for promotion examinations, payment of pending burial expenses, life insurance, and repatriation allowances, among others.
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