The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to pull out civil servants from the National Housing Fund’s (NHF) contributions over non-remittance of deductions made.
President, NLC Comrade Joe Ajaero, made the threat when he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Non-Remittance to the NHF and Utilisation of the Funds from 2011 – Date.
Ajaero said FMBN had failed to send alerts to civil servants on how much they have been contributing including their monthly deduction.
He urged the lawmakers to take drastic steps to remove the encumbrances to affordable and quality housing to millions of Nigerians.
He however, asked for more time to reconcile the conflicting documents from the ministerial housing pilot scheme, before the chairman.
Chairman of the committee, Rep. Musa Bagos, while cross – examining the agency said the committee was displeased with the deference in the documents submitted by the Managing Director.
He said should the committee continue with the hearing, many officials of FMBN would be on their way to Kuje prison.
Bagos therefore, adjourned the hearing to a further date following a request by the Managing Director to enable them put all the necessary documents together.
