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The inability of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to fill the vacant position of Director General/Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO) of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) is raising ruckus within the research and development community in Nigeria. 

While some unions are accusing the immediate past DG/CEO of the agency, Prof. Hussaini Ibrahim, of refusing to vacate office despite the expiration of his tenure on April 7, 2024, he  insisted that he had since relinquished his position and handed over to the most senior administrative officer in the agency.

The Guardian learnt that Ibrahim served his first term in office from April 7, 2014 to April 7, 2019 and was reappointed in 2019 for a second and final five year term that expired on April 7, 2024. 

It was further gathered that some unions were threatening fire and brimstone if Ibrahim refuses to vacate the position in line with extant laws.  In a petition to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) called on Ibrahim to hand over to the most senior administrative officer at the agency and vacate office immediately. 

It threatened to picket the agency and mobilise its members to embark on strike if the illegality continues.  Signed by ASURI Secretary General, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, the petition was dated April 16, 2024, with reference number ASN/SGF/RMRDC/0424/01. 

According to Ndubuaku, the refusal of the RMRDC DG to hand over and vacate office violates Section 2.1.2 (d) (ii) of Conditions of Service for Federal Research Agencies, Institutes and Colleges (COS 2019) as well as the Circular of the SGF of December 4, 2024. 

The petition was titled, ‘Reporting the flagrant abuse of public service procedure by Prof. Husaini D. Ibrahim whose second and final tenure as Director General/Chief Executive Officer of Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has expired but has refused to vacate office in compliance with extant regulations.’  

It read in part: “We have it on good account that rather than hand over and vacate office, Ibrahim merely locked up the office of the DG at the headquarters of RMRDC at Maitama and relocated to the outstation of the Council located within the premises of National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) along the Musa Yar’Adua Expressway at Lugbe, from where he continues to function as DG, authorising payments and performing other executive functions.”

The petition was also sent to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology; his counterpart in Labour and Employment; Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF); Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC); Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as Director General, Department of State Service (DSS), Abuja. 

The petition was also sent to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology; his counterpart in Labour and Employment; Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF); Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC); Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as Director General, Department of State Service (DSS), Abuja. 

In a swift reaction, the Director of Corporate Services, RMRDC, Chukwuma Ngaha, debunked the allegations, insisting that the DG had since resigned. He said that a January 22, 2024, letter written by Ibrahim, notifying the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, that his tenure would expire on April 7, 2024, has vindicated him. 

“From my understanding, he has since left office. And somebody has since taken over and has been acting. I have not even set my eyes on the DG since this period being mentioned.

“The allegation that he is sitting tight, I don’t think it’s true. As a responsible man he is, he even gave an advance notice to the ministry to the effect that his tenure would come to an end. If he was somebody that wanted to sit tight, would he have written such a letter to the ministry? 

“He is no longer acting as the DG of Raw Materials Research and Development Council. 

“I am also not aware if he has resumed at our outstation on Airport Road. But as far as I am concerned, he is no longer working as the DG of Raw Materials,” Ngaha said.  He gave the name of the acting MD/CEO as Emmanuel Kwaya, the Director of Industrial Plant and Equipment.

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https://guardian.ng/news/confusion-at-rmrdc-as-tinubu-fails-to-fill-vacant-md-ceo-position-12-days-after/

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RMRDC Staff Fight DG ‘Seeking’ 3rd Term Amid Allegations Of Indiscriminate Promotions, Financial Recklessness


An open rebellion is brewing at the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) as the council’s Director-General, Prof. Ibrahim Hussaini Doko, unlawfully pushes for a third term in office amid allegations of nepotism and financial recklessness.

Sources within the RMRDC who confided in THE WHISTLER said Doko has used unethical tactics to maintain his grip on the organisation for the past 11 years.

These include alleged “divide and rule” strategy, indiscriminate promotion of his cronies within the RMRDC, and bribing of federal lawmakers to prevent a probe of his leadership.

THE WHISTLER was informed of how new employees regularly show up at the RMRDC with employment letters without due process as Doko is also accused of engaging in job racketeering.

“The man (Doko) is adept at bribing lawmakers and relevant organs of government to frustrate any attempt to remove him,” one source told THE WHISTLER.

According to the official, the Director-General allegedly awarded 50 job slots to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation as part of efforts to perpetuate himself in office against provisions of the Raw Materials Research and Development Act, 2022, which currently limits a DG’s tenure to two five-year terms.

Doko, who was initially appointed in an acting capacity in 2013, became substantive Director-General in April 2014. While serving an initial term of four years, he allegedly lobbied for the RMRDC Act to be amended to allow a two-term limit of five years for a DG.

After his extended second term expired on April 8, 2024, Doko allegedly refused to relinquish his position, prompting outrage from staff and unions.

Meanwhile, the situation at the RMRDC came to a head when the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI), along with the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) expressed dissatisfaction with the DG’s actions in a petition.

In the strongly worded petition addressed to high-ranking government officials, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Ministers of Labour and Employment, and Innovation, Science and Technology, ASURI accused Doko of harassment, intimidation, and victimisation of its executive committee members.

The petition cited four memos containing other grievances, including lack of union representation in council committees, unpaid staff salaries and allowances, non-remittance of pension and union dues, and alleged questionable promotion of unqualified staff members.

Instead of addressing the concerns, ASURI and NASU alleged that Doko resorted to intimidation and harassment, and threatening dissenting staff members with disciplinary action if they did not withdraw their signatures from the petitions.

While some succumbed to the alleged intimidation, others stood their ground, only to be subsequently issued formal queries for “misconduct and serious misconduct.”

One of the petitions made available to THE WHISTLER mentioned instances of indiscriminate promotions, the non-remittance of pension and cooperative deductions, non-payment of annual training allowances, and the lack of transparency in the Council’s operations, among others.

It reads partly, “Acting with every sense of responsibility and in accordance with the Trade Unions Act, the EXCO of ASURI RMRDC, in collaboration with the EXCO of a sister union at RMRDC, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), had addressed four petitions as internal memoranda to the DG of RMRDC on salient issues which a more sagacious administrator could have addressed without allowing the matters to degenerate in view of their grave and embarrassing natures.

“However, the DG invited the signatories to the petitions to a joint Management/Unions meeting where instead of addressing the matters, the signatories, who are all EXCO members of the two unions, were threatened and ordered to write letters of apologies withdrawing their signatures from the petitions.

“Fearing victimization, three members — two from ASURI and one from NASU — yielded and complied.

“Making good his threat, the DG has gone ahead to issue a “Query for Misconduct and Serious Misconduct” to all signatories who did not yield to his intimidation and threat. He cited PSR 100301 and PSR 100402.

“We are unequivocal that the petitions which the EXCO members wrote were in the true spirit of acceptable trade union practice which do not fall foul of assault, refusal to take/carry out lawful instruction from superior officers, insubordination, false claims against government officials or sabotage which they are being accused of.”

Meanwhile, the Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has so far remained silent on the issue, prompting questions from RMRDC staff about his inaction.

Despite the unions declaring a trade dispute with Doko, demanding the withdrawal of the queries and asking him to address the issues raised in the petition, sources in the Council told THE WHISTLER that the situation has remained the same.

DG REACTS

THE WHISTLER contacted Professor Doko via text message for comment on the allegations but our effort to speak with him directly was unsuccessful.

However, the RMRDC Director of Corporate Services, Chukwuma Ngaha, tried to defend him, saying the DG resigned office on April 7, 2024, after the expiration of his tenure and that a director in the Council was already acting in his stead.

“They said he (Prof Doko) wanted to sit tight meanwhile the guy has gone. He’s no longer here. If you want to take over his position. Is he the one who would hand over the position to you?

“He’s not even the one acting. From official cars to everything, he has returned them. If you go outside you will see where his official car has been packed since last week.

“As far as I am concerned, I’m not aware that the DG after leaving office has come back. He left on the 7th of April and has not been seen again.

“The Director of Industrial Plant and Equipment has been acting as Director-General. Since it took the government to employ him, it would also take the government to bring a replacement.

“Their (ASURI’s) grouse is that why should the DG do five years tenure instead of four years, but is it not the government that gave him the five years.”

Asked about the allegations of nepotism and indiscriminate employment at the RMRDC, Ngaha said “I don’t think he did anything based on favouritism, it is basically on merit.

“All the people we’ve been employing, are we not lifting them out of poverty? And who said due process wasn’t followed? There were interviews, there selection processes, then there panels set up to evaluate performances and the selection process.”

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Point of Correction! This particular son of el-rufai is Bashir El-rufai not BELLO EL- RUFAI

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This bello el-rufai is one of the most sick youths in Nigeria.
This sliver spoon he is privileged to have makes him talk anyhow.

Because the governor talked about the debts your father left him, he has instantly become your enemy.

Anyway it is a family affair. Fight and naked yourselves . We will be here to snap pictures. Afterall Apc is a satanic conglomerate that has thrown Nigeria into multi-dimensional poverty and hardship.

I wish you and others alike who have this and other illnesses a fast recovery.
We always complain of lack of wealth but whenever we are tested with a painful illness only then do we as humans realize and appreciate the good health we were blessed with

God help us

Every day we see life and we learn nothing is permanent

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squash47:
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GOD BLESS NIGERIA

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I believe this building was never renovated ever since the owner which happens to be the late Ojukwu's Father built it

I implore all of his congregations to continue paying tithe, am sure most of em dont pay cos if they did... this man right here would be richer than Aliko Dangote himself no be small thingy

onyewec3: How can a muslim cleric and sharia'h president and secretary negotiate on behalf of terrorist/bandits? Does it mean islam is in support of terrorism? Did MEND asked any pastor to negotiate for dem during dere struggle?

Islam-a-bad

Wole Soyinka negotiated for mend what does that make hi?

She's beautiful,really pretty at her age,just cos shes our First Lady does'nt mean she should'nt have time to relax and express her beauty to the world

Sanusi kip doing what you know how to do best, We the reasonable Nigerians will forever have your back and support your loong term macroeconomic policies which will yield favourable results in the near future