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Strike: CAC Boss Urges Staff Union To Embrace Peace As Commission Awaits Approval
The Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Bello Mahmud, has advised the commission’s staff union to embrace peace as it awaits ministerial approval for implementation of their agreement on payment salary arrears.
Mahmud made the appeal at a news conference recently in Abuja on the management’s position on the ongoing strike
He said that the strike was affecting the revenue inflow of the Commission.
Mahmud said that the commission was awaiting ministerial approval for the implementation of the agreement the union and management had reached on the industrial dispute.
According to him, the issue started after a proposed pay rise of 15 per cent and 35 per cent in 201o for executive and non-executive staff which the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission altered to a flat rate of 26 per cent for all.
Mahmud said that the non-executive staff continued to agitate for the payment of the nine per cent cut from their proposed salary increase.
” The staff shut down the commission since last week Monday to protest high salary gap between the executive staff and non-executive staff.
” The commission had reached out to the Wages Commission again but no approval was granted for a pay rise for the non-executive staff.
“The development led to an agreement on other benefits that will pacify the staff but since the agreement involved policy issues, it needed the approval of the board.
” However, the commission at the moment, has no constituted board and the agreement had been forward to the Minister for approval.
“While waiting for Ministerial approval, the union suddenly embarked on a strike,” Mahmud said.
According to him, a meeting convened on Tuesday, involving all stakeholders, failed to resolve the dispute as the union prevented the management from accessing the office premises on Wednesday.
Mahmud therefore, advised the union to toe the path of peace by waiting for the approval, adding that the strike was adversely affecting the commission’s business activities.
The strike has entered its second week and the office premises remained shut nationwide.
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
