No PVC, No Salary — IPMAN Tells Employees
Employees of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) will not get their salaries until they obtain the Permanent Voter Card (PVC).
This came on the heel of an earlier directive by IPMAN’s National President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, asking its employees nationwide to obtain their PVCs, before the expiration of INEC’s June 30 deadline.
The salary payment condition is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Kano by the chapter chairman, Alhaji Bashir-Danmallam.
Danmallam stated that the decision was reached at a meeting with Mr Okoronkwo who mandated him to issue the statement.
“The association found It necessary to take the measure to ensure that all its eligible members obtain the PVC to enable them to exercise their civic responsibility at the 2023 general elections.
“The Abuja campaign office of President Muhammadu Buhari, which was opened for his campaign in 2019, has been donated to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The office was donated to the APC flag bearer several days after Tinubu defeated Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and 12 other aspirants at the party convention in Eagle Square.
“They are at liberty to vote for candidates of their choice irrespective of which party affiliations,’’ Danmallam stated.
The IPMAN chairman also urged INEC to extend the PVC registration period to enable many members who live in remote areas and do not have access to the internet to register.
“The union is ready to open offices to facilitate the registration as it gave similar support to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
“It assisted the NIMC with computers for the issuance of National Identification Numbers (NIN).
“Beside the Federal Government, our organisation is the highest employer of labour in the country. We call on INEC to consider the possibility of extending the deadline for the registration,’’ he stressed.
Danmallam urged IPMAN members to make the best use of the opportunity to register before the expiration of the deadline.
