PenCom, Ngige Query Intercellular over Ex-Workers N230m Pension Debt-PenCom, Ngige Query Intercellular over Ex-Workers N230m - Chineme Okafor

Following a petition raised last week by former workers of Intercellular Nigeria Plc over pension deductions from their salaries but not remitted to their respective Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs), the National Pensions Commission (PenCom) and Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, have reportedly issued second-level queries on the development to the management of the company.
Intercellular, which now trades with a new business name, InterC Network, as a data service provider, was accused by its former employees of taking 82 months pension contributions of 400 workers worth N230 million but failed to remit same to their Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs).
Through their association, the former workers consequently invited the PenCom, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), National Communications Commission (NCC), as well as the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to look into the allegation with the hope that the company would be compelled to remit the alleged deductions.
But providing an update on the situation to THISDAY on Sunday in Abuja, the spokesperson of the distressed former workers, Mr. Barack Lawrence, stated that Ngige and PenCom had taken up their petition and subsequently issued queries to the management of InterC Network.
Lawrence stated that their petition received the attention of the labour and productivity ministry, as well as other relevant agencies of government. He added that the workers also met with the various agencies of government on the situation.

Culled from Thisday