The Non-Gazetted Employee Association (NGEA) has demanded the revocation of suspension orders against seven of the leaders of the GHADC employees’ organisation, threatening to restart its agitation if the demand is not met within one week. It also sought the cancellation of the termination order of the NGEA president, Senora Johny Arengh.
According to the NGEA, Arengh was terminated from service on August 6, while seven other executive members, Brithen M Sangma (secretary), Flamingbirth B Marak (joint secretary), Balseng M Sangma (adviser), Augustbel R Marak (adviser) Henyverth Marak (member), Mento Sangma (member) and Francis R Marak (member) were suspended on the same day.
“The termination was initiated by the Principal Secretary to the Executive Committee based on a resolution taken by the EC led by the National People’s Party on July 5. They were not satisfied with the reply to the show-cause given by the president and NGEA members,” said the NGEA through a release today.
The show-cause was served after a meeting was held by the NGEA in which many employees of the GHADC attended where, allegedly, Covid-19 protocols were not followed.
The meeting was held on July 22 in which the NGEA members maintained that all standard operating procedures and protocols were followed. They had also reminded the EC, through the show-cause reply, that protocols were not followed every day as hundreds gathered in the GHADC office without following SOPs.
“The EC and the Principal Secretary never insisted on the public maintaining SOPs for Covid. In fact, the Chief Executive Member of the GHADC invited various NGOs and the employees of GHADC for a meeting. There, too, no SOPs were maintained but when we met for one of July 22, maintaining SOPs, they decided to terminate and suspend us,” added the NGEA.
The meeting held on July 22 was held to discuss the non-fulfilment of promises made to the employees by the EC.
