BREAKING: NIPOST Staff Reject Tinubu’s Newly Appointed CEO
- Workers of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have rejected the appointment of Tola Odeyemi as Chief Executive Officer/Post Master General
- The NIPOST workers denied Odeyemi entry into the service head office in Abuja on Monday, October 16
- The protesting workers said they preferred and wanted Adeyemi Adepoju, the sacked Post Master-General
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FCT, Abuja - Workers of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) are currently protesting against the appointment of Tola Odeyemi as Chief Executive Officer/Post Master General.
As reported by Daily Trust, the NIPOST workers have shut down the head office in Abuja.
Source: Twitter
The newly appointed NIPOST CEO, Odeyemi was denied entrance by the workers, who said her appointment was against their wish.
The workers said they preferred Adeyemi Adepoju, the sacked Post Master-General and were seen chanting solidarity songs and wielding placards.
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It was gathered that the moment after Odeyemi’s appointment broke, Adepoju was seen in a viral video addressing some workers who claimed President Bola Tinubu had reappointed him.
Tinubu appoints CEOs for NIPOST, NCC, NITDA, others
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Tinubu approved the appointments of new and returning Chief Executive Officers for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and others.
The other agencies are Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) and Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).
The Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 11 and shared by Special Assistant to President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, @DOlusegun.
Abuja protesters lock Minister Umahi in his office
Workers at the Ministry of Works confined the minister of works, Dave Umahi, in his office on Thursday, September 28. The staff accused Umahi of being tyrannical.
They also claim the former Ebonyi state governor barred staff who were late for work from entering the ministry
The drama started when Umahi locked out the staff of his ministry for resuming late to work.
Tinubu's Minister Locks in Office? Ministry Clears Air
The ministry of works has denied report that Umahi was locked up in his office by workers.
Umahi was said to had only ensured that workers under his watch were disciplined in their daily activities as he directed them to resume work at 9 am from Monday to Friday.
Source: Legit.ng
