National Examinations Council (NECO) Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) Branch Chairman Mohammed Sham-una Aliyu has resigned his position due to the failure of the NECO management to implement the payment of the new Duty Tour Allowance (DTA) approved by the Federal Government in February for staff, who went for the November/December NECO exercise.
Aliyu, in a letter dated November 22, said the non-implementation of the new DTA is a disservice to the staff of the Council, adding that he is resigning based on principles and his conscience.
“I said in one of my communications to the registrar, which was thankfully read out to everyone’s hearing yesterday that I believe a huge disservice would be done to the staff of the council, if the New DTA is not implemented as agreed by the November/December exercise. I stand by this statement and I believe a huge disservice has been done and someone has to take full responsibility for the failure to implement this as agreed and conveyed to the staff of the council for implementation by Nov/Dec 2022.
“Consequently, I Mohammed Sham-una Aliyu take full responsibility for this failure and effective immediately resign my position as the Chairman NASU NECO Branch. All I have is my name, my principles and my conscience. These are the things that help me sleep at night and I am sorry I cannot sign off on this disapproval and on a clean conscience look any NECO staff in the face and tell them that the reason they’re not getting their entitlements by right is that the council bought vehicles.
“I thank you all most sincerely for the opportunity to serve you and for tolerating my excesses and shortcomings over the period of my stewardship. I apologise most sincerely to the members of the executive and my closest friends and confidants for not giving them the opportunity to have an input in my decision,” the letter read.
Speaking to The Nation in Minna, the ex-chairman confirmed that he had resigned, but stated that his resignation was still a process as the national headquarters of NASU would have a final say and that he was waiting to hear from them.
When The Nation reached out to the Head of Information and Public Relations Division of NECO, Azeez Sani, on the resignation of the NASU chairman, he said he was not aware of the resignation.