Defence Industries Of Nigeria Staff Protest, Block Access To Company Headquarters Over Unpaid EmolumentsSaharaReporters gathered that the protesters pitched a tent on the access point and blocked access to the headquarters located at Kakuri, Ordnance Factory Complex.
Staff members of the Defence Industries of Nigeria on Monday staged a protest in Kaduna over several unpaid emoluments and shortchanging of staff members.SaharaReporters gathered that the protesters pitched a tent on the access point and blocked access to the headquarters located at Kakuri, Ordnance Factory Complex.The protest is said to be connected to their 2016 and 2019 promotion arrears, 2019 promotion arrears, 2019 minimum wage arrears and most recently the 40% peculiar allowance increment.
A senior military officer familiar with the brewing crisis in the establishment, who spoke on condition of anonymity, had noted that for several years now, the situation had been far from being ideal at DICON."Either the management of DICON is not telling the truth or the corporation is being short-changed by the ministry of finance. It has become a normal practice in the corporation that promotion arrears are not paid promptly.
"Last year over 150 staff members of the organization who were expecting their 2020 promotion arrears amounting to about N280,000 each, were paid a paltry N80,000 instead."When the aggrieved staff members complained about being short-changed, they were threatened and told they were even lucky to get something at all. It is rumoured that another set of staff members who expect to receive promotion arrears will get one-third of their entitled arrears and will not be able to complain.
“In fact, this fact was corroborated by the Minister for Finance, Hajjia Zainab Ahmed, when she reiterated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has paid up all outstanding promotion and minimum wage arrears.”SaharaReporters.com is an outstanding, groundbreaking news website that encourages citizen journalists to report ongoing corruption and government malfeasance in Africa.