Court orders reinstatement of sacked NBMA director, Oamen declares demotion illegal

The National Industrial Court sitting successful Abuja has ordered the contiguous reinstatement of Mrs Rebecca Oine Julius Oamen arsenic a Director successful the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), declaring her demotion, removal from the agency’s payroll and stoppage of her salaries illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional.

Justice of the Abuja Judicial Division delivered the judgement successful Suit No. NICN/ABJ/37/2024, filed by Oamen against the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), the National Biosafety Management Agency and different defendant.

The tribunal directed the Federal Civil Service Commission to reinstate the claimant forthwith to her presumption arsenic Director successful the NBMA connected CANRAISS Grade Level 15, with each the benefits attached to the office.

It besides ordered the NBMA to wage Oamen the quality successful her wage arising from her simplification from Grade Level 15 to Grade Level 14.

According to the judgment, the bureau is to wage her N201,809.08 monthly wage differential from February 2024, erstwhile she began receiving N154,105.67 based connected Grade Level 14, until the day of the judgement.

The tribunal further declared that the removal of Oamen’s sanction from the NBMA payroll, the non-payme...