The Inner Galaxy Steel Company has continued to operate in spite of a prohibition order from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Newsportal can authoritatively confirm.
It should be recalled that a lady crane operator, Miss Ocheze Ogbonna, was allegedly pushed to her death by her Chinese Boss while working within the premises of the Inner Galaxy Steel Company located in the Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State.
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, had, in a letter to the Managing Director of Inner Galaxy Company Limited, dated May 23, 2024, signed by Mrs Adogu Lauretta Nneka, the Director of Factories of the Federation on behalf of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Productivity, issued a prohibition notice to the company as a result of the incident.
The letter reads in part:
“On Monday, 20th May, 2024, there was an accident in your factory premises at Ukwa West Local Government Area, involving a female crane operator, OCHEZE OGBONNA which resulted to her death and subsequent death of two (2) other persons in your premises.
“Your premises is hereby prohibited from further operations, pending full compliance with the provisions of the Factories Act CAP F1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN), 2004 and other extant Labour Laws.”
Investigations by Newsportal revealed that instead of the authorities of Inner Galaxy complying with the order from the Federal Government, they used a vehicle to block the spot where the Prohibition Notice was pasted at the entrance into their premises, and continued to allow activities go on, as usual, by allowing movements inside and outside their company from the part of the entrance not blocked by the vehicle.
More power to your elbow. Your investigative journalism should heavily be brought to bear on this infamous disdain and arrogance Inner galaxy co.