The House of Representatives on Monday summoned the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, over reported mass sacking of workers by telecommunications service providers in recent times.
An ad hoc committee of the House, which is chaired by Mr. Ahmed Abu, is investigating the development.
The committee gave Ngige the next 10 days to make himself available before the lawmakers to address the issue.
The committee expressed worry that the service providers were reportedly laying off employees without observing the extant labour rules and procedures.
The committee had summoned the minister soon after it met with the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, on Monday.
Ironically, the EVC had told the committee that the NCC could not interfere in the matter because by the provision of the NCC’s Act, the commission was not empowered to make inquiries into the nominal roll of the operators.
He, however, shared the pains of the employees so far affected by the sacking, saying the current economic hardship would be heavier on their families.
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