Sacked Abuja Film Village Staff Demand Reinstatement

The aggrieved sacked staff of Abuja Film Village have demanded their reinstatement. The sacked workers made the request at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Habila Isah Kayit, Spokesperson of AFVI Staff, noted that: “Owing to the current economic realities and inability of the film village to pay our salaries from January till September […]

The aggrieved sacked staff of Abuja Film Village have demanded their reinstatement.

The sacked workers made the request at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday.

Habila Isah Kayit, Spokesperson of AFVI Staff, noted that: “Owing to the current economic realities and inability of the film village to pay our salaries from January till September 2022, we wrote an appeal letter to request payment of our arrears and we received an invitation for a meeting.

“We were at the meeting venue where we received the shock of our lives with an outright termination letter with one month salary in lieu of notice with no other benefit.

“However, no AFVI Staff was ever indicted for any form of misconduct whatsoever and at no point was anyone invited to face any disciplinary committee.”

The group called on the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike to wade into the matter.

Also, the sacked workers demanded for the payment of their salaries and allowances, emphasizing that their employment followed due process.

“We demand for the immediate reinstatement of the unlawful termination of our employment and appeal for the full payment of our salaries and arrears over the time of the unlawful disengagement.

“We wish to state explicitly that the outstanding salaries arrears paid to us before the termination can never be pay off package as posited in some quarters. Therefore nothing was given to the unlawfully sacked film village staff other than our statutory monthly salaries and one month salary in lieu of the termination,” the group said.