The delegation was reported to have insisted that the workers’ demand for the suspension of Igwe would not be granted because his case was still under investigation. This is just as a group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, wrote the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. On Thursday, January 16, workers at FIIRO started a protest led by officials of the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI). The protest entered day eight on Monday with the workers calling for the suspension of Igwe based on extant public service rules. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Science and Technology, Abulganiyu Aminu, said he would call back our correspondent to react.

Source: Punch January 28, 2020 12:33 UTC