Raw Materials Research Development Council (RMRDC) |
Some senior staffs of Raw Materials Research Development Council (RMRDC) an agency of
the Federal Government of Nigeria vested with the mandate to promote the
development and utilization of Nigeria’s industrial raw materials, has since
last week been on strike to press home their demands for fulfillment of
government agreement with Non Academic Staff Union in over 15 science and agric
related research institutes.
Food Farm News
correspondent was at the Raw Material Research Development Council (RMRDC),
yesterday where he confirmed that the institute was on strike as many people
were denied entry into the premises of the institute.
Efforts made to gain entry into the premises were abortive,
before he was informed by security at the organization that the senior members
of the staff of the agency were on strike adding he did not know the detail of
the strike that had started since last week Monday.
A source in the agency, however informed our correspondent that
the organization was not on strike, but rather the members of Non Academic
Staff Union (NASU) and Association of Senior Staffs of Universities and
Research Institutes (ASURI) that were on sympathy strike to drive home their
demands against government’s default of earlier agreement on emoluments
payment.
During a value chain event at Abuja, an agricultural consultant,
Professor Babagana Abba Gambo had called upon government about the recent
strike by the research institutes saying that “for the past two weeks, over 15
agric research institutes in Nigeria have been on strike and nothing has been
said or done about it. How do we expect farmers to fare?”
He added that the current strike by NASU and ASURI if not
quickly resolved will make farmers to suffer more, and this will threaten the
food security in the country. He noted that the research institutes are the
livewires of the farmers who depends on latest innovations and information’s to
boost productivity.
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