The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday said the appointment of dead people by the Federal Government into the Board of some Federal Parastatals and Agencies was unfortunate and blamed the situation on delay in the making of appointments and the lumping up of names for appointment without due thoroughness.
In a statement issued by the General Secretary of the Congress, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, the NLC lamented that it had earlier expressed worry over the delay in the constitution of the various Boards especially those that concern Labour unions.
“We believe that institutions are made by laws and therefore they should be governed by laws. In line with the principle of good governance, the board of institutions should be constituted and inaugurated.
“We had complained severally and expressed serious concerns over the delay in the constitution and inauguration of board of federal parastatals. We have expressed serious concerns especially on those that affect labour. Take for example, the case of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, the board has been constituted, but not inaugurated. It is not good for the system.”
On the appointment of dead people, he said “when you wait for over two to three years and you do a lumpsum of thousands of names that were compiled earlier, this sort of thing is expected.’’
