NDDC Denies Owing Its Workers Six Months Salaries

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has debunked the speculations that says it is owing its security workers over six months salaries.

This was contained in a statement issued out by NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr Pius Ughakpoteni, after he gave the clarification in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.

It could be noted that Security workers attached to the commission on Tuesday threatened to carry out a peaceful protest over non-payment of their salaries.

Ughakpoteni said that NDDC was not directly responsible for the payment of salaries to its security workers, but contractors hired by the commission.

According to the statement,

“We are aware of the reports in the media claiming that our security workers were threatening to protest non-payment of their monthly salaries.

“We wish to state that the commission engages security companies, who in turn employ and pay security guards to work at our various offices, to safeguard our facilities.

“These service providers are certainly not being owed for six months as alleged in the media reports,” he said.

He said the security companies hired by the NDDC in Delta and Rivers states had informed the commission in its report that the security personnel had been paid as of Aug. 22.

“There is no basis for the companies to owe their workers arrears of salaries especially as the contract they signed with NDDC addresses that.

“The clause states that the company must have the capacity to pay their staff for at least two months in the event of any delay from the commission.

“So, we want to assure the security workers that monies meant for payment of their salaries were not diverted to other businesses as alleged,” he added. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>