Agency Reporter 

National Union of Food Beverage and Tobacco Employers (NUFBTE) has expelled 22 members over alleged infractions committed against the provisions of the Union’s Constitution and refusal to honour their respective invitations to attend Disciplinary Committee hearings to clear various allegations of misconduct leveled against them.

The resolutions was reached and adopted at the extraordinary national executive council of NUFBTE held, recently.

In a communique signed by both the National President and the Acting General Secretary of the union Comrade Oyelekan Lateef and Comrade Mike Olanrewaju, the NEC in-session reviewed pertinent issues threatening the fabrics and stability of our Union with a major focus on matters inhibiting the much-desired growth and economic sustainability of our Union both on short and long term basis

The union said: “The NEC in-session frowned and condemned without reservation the antics and sundry activities of some misguided members that were preoccupied with the exhibition of some unwholesome actions which has extensively denigrated and disparaged our Union within the purview of the general public.

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“Without mincing words, the NEC in-session observed that the members involved failed woefully to exploit the internal grievances resolution mechanism put in place by our Union to address such individual and collective grievances.

“Consequently, the NEC in-session resolved to expel the concerned Suspended members from our Union”.

In the same vein, the NEC in-session considered and accepted the recommendation of the Disciplinary Committee concerning the suspended General Secretary, Comrade Bamidele Busari.

Consequently, the NEC in-session approved the immediate dismissal of Comrade Bamidele Busari from the service of our Union with immediate effect.

The NEC in-session approved the Six (6) months Suspension of Comrade Clifford Onu (State Chairman of Anambra/Enugu/Ebonyi States’ Council) as recommend by the NUFBTE Disciplinary Committee (NDC).

The union said it considered the unbearable negative impact of the increase in Petroleum Pump Price, Electricity Tariff, and VAT Charges especially during the prevalent COVID-19 Pandemic, appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria to halt the increases as a stimulus package for the suffering masses across the country without further delay.

Considering the glaring danger poised to the job security of Nigerians, the NEC in-session demanded the Federal Government pay much attention to checkmate the destabilizing abuse associated with the flagrant abuse of Expatriates engagement by Nigeria Companies.

The NEC in-session also urge the Federal Government to frontally address the deteriorating security of lives and properties in the Country by improving the capacity of law enforcement agencies, drastically reducing unemployment and infrastructures across the Country.