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The Suspended Re-deployment of the #Immigration5 Ladies Shows what Social Media can Achieve as a Community ??
Once again the power of unity and social media has been put to test and this time it has prevailed over the re-deployment order of the #Immigration5 female officers who were handed queries for participating in the #BOPDaddy/#DontRushChallenge.
Ever since the Nigerian Immigration Service took action against the ladies, social media users, influencers and celebrities have gone to work, doing all they can to halt any acts of punishment, with the likes of journalist David Hundeyin of NewsWireNGR going the extra mile to reveal leaked documents that show the officers have been reassigned new places of assignment. Also Folarin Falz Falana, the originator of the challenge the ladies took part in, wrote an official letter addressed to the Comptroller General of NIS, Muhammed Babandede, asking him to suspend the proposed deployment of the ladies from their current work location.
The female immigration officers who were written up for taking part in the #DontRushChallenge have been punished with graveyard postings.
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— Steal my work and die of COVID-19 (@DavidHundeyin) May 13, 2020
Hi @nigimmigration I have sent a letter to the Comptroller-General of the NIS concerning the #Immigration5 Please treat as urgent cc @babandedemb pic.twitter.com/4INj59h9vT
— Bop Daddy (@falzthebahdguy) May 15, 2020
On Friday afternoon, the NIS responded by announcing that the re-deployment of the ladies has been suspended pending their investigation on the issue.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The attention of the Comptroller General Muhammad Babandede MFR has been drawn to some trending matters on some social media platforms regarding the deployment of some of our Personnel to some Formations across the country.
2. It is important to note that staff— Nigeria Immigration Service (@nigimmigration) May 15, 2020
deployment remains a vital practice of regimented organizations such as ours and should be seen as such. As an agency, we maintain zero tolerance to any matters bordering on offences against discipline among members of our workforce irrespective of gender.
— Nigeria Immigration Service (@nigimmigration) May 15, 2020
3. We have high premium for staff development and indeed encourage personal efforts but that must be within the confines of our rules and regulations.
4. The matter involving the Personnel in question is still being investigated and therefore,the Comptroller General has directed— Nigeria Immigration Service (@nigimmigration) May 15, 2020
4. that the earlier Posting Order be put on hold pending the conclusion of the investigation.
— Nigeria Immigration Service (@nigimmigration) May 15, 2020
