No be small wahala, my people! Workers of Nigeria Commodity Exchange don begin dey shout for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Dem dey beg am to come save their matter, as NCX dey close to ground!
For statement wey dem drop on January 27, dem talk say NCX don reach critical condition due to wahala wey dey inside governance, funding don waka, and staff welfare e no dey right. Dem union, Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), talk say dem need Tinubu hand to help make things better.
NCX na organization wey dey for food security and the economy since 1998. Na wetin dem suppose use carry farmers go better life but as e be now, na different story. Dem dey cry say government need to enter ground to support dem, or else, na gobe we go see.
Dem don cast blame on the government, especially after dem appoint Mr. Anthony Atuche as CEO in October 2023, and since after dat one, their funding don dey face wahala. According to dem, once dem appoint am, CBN just pack their koko, and since then na struggle!
As e stand, dem dey accuse management of breaking rules and causing serious issues for staff welfare. Dem dey complain say since 2024, dem no don talk anything about payment of their minimum wage and the debts wey management owe dem. Na so dem dey suffer for this place!
Wetin dey sweet me, be say dem don carry report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) come yan say, ‘Make we change wetin no dey work, abeg!’ but the MD dey block am like say him no wan hear word. As e be, staff no fit even move forward with career, because promotion dey on hold for about eight to nine years!
Dem dey shout for Oga Tinubu make him do wetin dey need to be done. Dem talk say make CBN go back to dey manage NCX, so that things go fit dey structured well well again. And to crown am all, dem dey demand say MD better step aside for now, make investigation fit carry go. Na serious gbege this o!
As our correspondent reach out to Mr. Atuche for the matter, him no pick call, nor gree respond to message. E be like say e don run from the matter wey dey hot!
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