Industrial Court admits workers’ exhibits in ASCSN’s case against NIMC
National Industrial Court (NIC) on Wednesday in Abuja admitted in evidence exhibits tendered by Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria(ASCSN) in its suit against the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
The association at the resume sitting through Mr Isaac Ojemeheke, tendered 20 exhibits, which were admitted while given the witness statement on oath on behalf of the aggrieved workers.
The exhibits comprised various steps taken by NIMC management in its attempt to lay off its members of staff under various guises, such as letters of query tothe workers.
Justice Lifu, while over ruling Mr Awa Kalu, the defendants lawyer’s objection to exhibits 8 to 20, said, the documents tendered as exhibits but objected to were crucial to the determination of the case before him.
Earlier, Justice Peter Lifu had in his ruling granted an order restraining NIMC from taking any form of disciplinary action against the claimants or sacking them, pending the determination of the suit.
ACSCSN had filed an ex-parte application before the court seeking to restrain the commission’s management from its alleged plans to sack no fewer than 1,000 of its workforce.
The case was adjourned to Oct. 12 for the defendants to open their defence.
