Ex-employee slams N12m suit on NCPC over alleged abuse

A erstwhile worker of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Charlene Makai, has filed a suit against the commission, demanding N12 cardinal successful compensation for alleged unfair labour practices.

Makai dragged NCPC to the National Industrial Court (NIC), Abuja Division successful a suit No: NICN/ABJ/136/2024.

Makai successful the suit accused the committee of harsh treatment, harassment and abuse.

In the lawsuit, Makai, done her lawyer, Ajibola Bello, of Abuja-based instrumentality firm, Law Corridor, alleged that her wage and allowances were withheld by the committee earlier her forced resignation.

Makai arsenic the claimant successful the suit said she was employed by the defendant, NCPC successful July 2013 arsenic an administrative serviceman (Grade Level 09).

The claimant added that she secured promotion until she became main administrative serviceman (Grade Level 13) successful October 2023.

According to the claimant, she was redeployed from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja to the South-East geopolitical portion successful February 2024 to enactment nether the South-East Zonal Officer, Isaac Okeke, who was little successful fertile than her.

“I sought clarification from the commission’s enforcement caput who insisted that I study to Okeke and I obliged,” Makai said.

Makai successful the suit against NCPC claimed that the committee refused to wage her the allowances she was entitled to successful the archetypal 28 days of her redeployment.

Makai besides said the Senator representing Plateau Central successful the National Assembly, Diket Plang, aft appointing her arsenic his Special Assistant connected Employment and Job Creation Policy wrote NCPC’s enforcement caput for immoderate benignant of approval.

She stated that the enforcement secretary, however, informed Senator Plang that she was being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for fiscal infractions and conversion of nationalist properties and for that reason, she could not beryllium released for secondment.

According to the lawsuit, her monthly wage was withheld by the committee aft which she was forced to tender her resignation missive connected April 22, 2024.

“The claimant consequently asked the tribunal to nonstop the suspect to wage her N178,369 being monthly gross wage and allowances for April 2024, N86,460 being kilometre allowance for her redeployment, N41,252 owed resettlement allowance for her redeployment, and N252,000 owed 28 days redeployment allowance,” the study read.

“Makai besides asked the tribunal to mandate the suspect to wage the sum of N10 cardinal arsenic “general damages for constructive dismissal and unfair labour practice” and the sum of N2 cardinal for the outgo of the suit.”

The tribunal successful its ruling thereafter ordered that NCPC who is the suspect beryllium served the announcement of the suit.