Staff drags ITF to court over sack
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has been dragged to the Industrial Court sitting in Jos, by one of its staff, Mr. Joseph Bitrus Musa, over a sacked letter terminating his appointment.
Mr. Musa is seeking for an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the ITF either by itself, agents, privies or any other person from terminating his service pending the determination of Suit No. NICN/Jos/56/2014, which he filed.
The suit also has one Hassan Umaru, the Director, Administration and Human Resources as Co-Respondent.
In the Amended Complaint filed by Musa’s Counsel, Bitrus Fwangshak (Esq), at the Industrial Court is also seeking an order of Court, setting aside the letters dated 9/12/2014 and 16/12/2014, purporting to terminate the client service of his client.
According to the claim of Mr. Joseph Musa, he want the Court to declare that the respondents lack the vires to compulsorily retire him from the service of the ITF and to also declare that his service can only be terminated by the Federal Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investments.
Furthermore, Mr. Joseph Bitrus, want the court to declare that, in view of the letter dated 3/11/2014 and received in the office of the Director General of the ITF on 4/11/2014, his service cannot in any way be terminated until there is a clarification thereof and for the Court to declare that by virtue of the circular dated 7/3/2014, with reference number OHCSF/062/vol.111/150, he has up to 2018 to retire from service.
