By Aluta News
July 15, 2021
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has directed the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers’ Union (RATTAWU) to put its forthcoming National Delegate Conference (NDC) on hold.
The directive is over alleged perennial breach of the union’s constitution by the national executives.
Mrs Omoabie Akpan, the Director, Trade Union Services and Industrial Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, gave the directive in a letter addressed to the General Secretary of RATTAWU on Thursday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that RATTAWU was supposed to hold its National Delegates Conference on July 16, in Zamfara.
The letter was entitled “Re-perennial Breach of RATTAWU constitution planned exposure of thousands of members to security risk through NDC 2021: request for urgent intervention”.
“I am directed to inform you that the Honourable Minister is in receipt of a letter from a group known as concerned members and stakeholders of your union RATTAWU, dated July 8, on the above subject matter.
“According to the letter, the group complained of the following breaches in the union’s constitution by the national executives.
“Failure of the union to follow procedural guidelines for election process rule three (viii), which states that “the National Secretariat shall publish and circulate the list of contesting candidates and their curriculum vitae to all state councils not later than one month to the election.
“Manipulating the electoral process by sacking most elected officials at various chapters and states levels of your union, while handpicking those who would participate in the NDC against rule seven (vi and vii) of your constitution.
“In view of the above and in line with the dispute resolution mechanism of the ministry.
“I am directed to request that you put the forth coming National Delegate Conference on hold until the ministry dispute resolution mechanism is exhausted with the hope that the issues will be amicably resolved,” she said.
NAN