AIT sacks workers in Edo

The management of the African Independent Television has sacked some workers at its Benin City station with immediate effect.

The management’s decision was conveyed in a letter dated June 2, 2016 and signed by Mr Victor Okasoga, Senior Manager in charge of Human Resources.

According to the letter, the appointments of the affected staff who are being owed salaries for upwards of two years have been terminated with effect from June 13, 2016.

The letter directed those affected to handover all company properties in , “your possession especially your identity cards to the Head of Center “.

“Failure to surrender company properties in your possession may delay the processing of your entitlements”, the letter added.

It would be recalled that three weeks ago, the affected workers including reporters, cameramen, presenters and producers protested the undue delays in payment of their salaries them running into a year and six months.