The Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) is set to engage in a long-drawn battle with the Director-General (DG) of the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Professor John Obafunwa, over the latter’s alleged high-handedness and disregard for the rule of law.
At the crux of the looming titanic battle is the DG’s insistence on implementing a retirement policy that stipulates that a civil or public servant who attains the position of director would retire from service after eight years in that position.
ASURI has argued that the policy does not apply to Academic/Research Professors, as they enjoy the same conditions of service as their university counterparts.
The DG’s position, the workers said, had been nullified by a pronouncement of the National Industrial Court, under Justice Olufunke Anuwe, as well as a policy statement from the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
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