Following the dismissal of a female officer with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mrs. Udeoji Tochukwu who got married to a driver, the Senate Committee on Public Petitions is to commence investigation into the circumstances surrounding her sack owing to her new status.
The probe was as a result of a petition to the Senate by Mrs. Tochukwu in which she alleged that she was sacked from her commissioned job on account of the fact of her falling in love with a driver with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which later resulted into marriage and subsequent child birth.
The petition which was routed through Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP Abia) further stated that Mrs. Udeoji had a clean record of service before her dismissal from the NDLEA. Before her sack, her husband, Mr. Osondu Enwereuzor, a driver with the NDDC, according to the petitioner, was subjected to investigation over criminal and drugs related matters and was given a clean bill of health.
According to Mrs. Tochukwu, “My husband was investigated by the NDLEA when I gave notice of marriage and he was found to be clean yet the agency went ahead to dismiss me because I got married to somebody of junior rank even when we do not work in the same organisation.” She, therefore, alleged that her sack was based purely on “gender discrimination” and against her right as enshrined in chapter 4 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.
Having presented the petition to the Senate Thursday, President of the Senate David Mark directed the Senate Committee on Public Petitions to as a matter of urgency commence full investigations into the circumstances with a view to erasing the possibility of miscarriage of justice. The petitioner who stated that she was a member of Course7ASN of the NDLEA, said she was employed by the agency in May 2001 while she was dismissed from the NDLEA on April 13, 2006 because she got married to a man who works as a driver with the NDDC.
In a letter dated April 13, 2006 to Mrs. Tochukwu by the NDLEA conveying her termination of appointment the NDLEA accused her of committing what it described as “unapproved single parentage,” which it noted is contrary to paragraph 12.8(i) schedule1, part X of NDLEA regulations 2001(as amended).
The letter signed by the assistant director, central admin on behalf of the chairman/chief executive, refused to comment on her notice/application for marriage which led to the investigation on her husband and clearance duly issued.
However, Mrs. Tochukwu said that while she was aware of the NDLEA rule which forbids senior officers from getting married to their juniors, the fact remains that her husband is not a staff of the NDLEA. “I did not get married to somebody in the same organization, my husband works with Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) while I work with NDLEA. The fact that my termination letter reads unapproved single parentage is misconceived or rather borne out of malice with a view to wrongfully terminate my appointment,” Mrs. Tochukwu noted
NDLA....waitin dey happen abi the agency nor wont the female to marry abi u na nor say age nor her sideooooooooooo abeg NDLA boss make u na restate her plssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Posted: at 22-12-2009 04:07 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming
There must be something behind the scene. Maybe, one of her bosses was toasting her and she refused. This smells of segxwal harassment. My wife had the same experience. Her boss that was toasting her even refused to grant her the customary leave for her wedding until she threatened to take the matter up.
Posted: at 22-12-2009 06:36 AM (15 years ago) | Newbie
This is a serious matter every meaning Nigerian need to speak out.This is a total discrimination in which if it was in Europe or America and that happen to a black to man for marrying a white lady , the whole world we speak out.where in any democratic society does this exist for an establishment to dictate on who one is to marry?I have been in Europe for over three decades and I have witnessed many whites from both sex marrying to some one of low status academically and financially with out any intervention from any quarter.I hope that the authority handling this matter would do every thing to prevent such from happening to any one again. We are in democratic society and a signatory to the United Nations conventions in which we are bide to respect the universal human rights which declared the right for every person above eighteen years to marry to the person of their choice with out any obstacle.
Posted: at 22-12-2009 09:22 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming
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