IPNEWS: Workers at the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), have passed a “Vote of No Confidence”, in their Director General, Emma Glassco for alleged acts of illegal dismissal of employees and dictatorial postures.
In a resolution, a copy of which is obtained by the authoritative Independent Probe Newspaper, the NaFAA Workers Association through its Secretary General, Isaac Patrick Johns said Madam Glassco has become dictatorial and overbearing to listen even among her colleagues at NaFAA in fostering a good work environment.
The Workers Association alleged that Madam Glassco has refused to adhere to the intervention of the Board Chair of NaFAA, the Houses of Representatives and the Senate’s Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and other well-meaning Liberians amidst her willful dismissal of employees at the entity.
Mr. Johns asserted that Madam Glassco has consistently violated Section 6.6 of NaFAA Human Resource Policy by removing employees’ names from payroll while on study leave.
He said under her stewardship, all employees’ salaries are subject to NASSCORP deduction, but were never remitted, thereby affecting employees’ future benefits.
Furthermore, Isaac Patrick Johns noted that during Madam Glassco’s ascendency as NaFAA Boss, adequate financial approximately US$4.8 million material and human resources were available and inherited from the Administration of former President Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to start the smooth operations of the entity contrary to public relations campaign by her team that she brought so much to the NaFAA.
Secretary General indicated that her Madam Glassco attitude towards retaining the Director General’s position is less of passion for the sector as she has made many to believed but ensure she gets rich.
In a swift attempt to overturn the resolution by the NaFAA Workers Association, NaFAA Public Affairs office quickly responded in a release quoting several workers of distancing themselves from the resolution.
The NaFAA release quotes some Employees from the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) of distancing themselves from a recent petition emulating from a purported Workers Association Leadership giving that was presented to President Nyuma Joseph Boakai government underlying a ultimatum for Mrs. Emma Glassco removal by a ‘vote of no confidence’.
The release further noted that the Employees maintained that NaFAA is a professional entity, therefore, they are apolitical in the discharge of their duties and were not clothed with the authority to give the government an ultimatum nor pass a vote of no confidence in an institution that represents the government.
“Moreover, we encourage the concerned group to direct their grievances to the appropriate authorities and await redress, as we want to make this emphatically clear, that the petition does not represent the entire workforce of NAfaa as there were no consultations, meetings, or resolutions to this effect. “
“We will continue to maintain our professionalism and remain a-political in the discharge of our duties to maintain the enviable gains and progress that the institution enjoys.”
“Finally, we cautioned the concerned group that their proceedings were wrong and that we must be careful not to set the wrong precedence.” The NaFAA release quoting employees concludes. Investigation continues….
