Why Labour threatens to occupy Accountant-General office

Organised Labour has vowed to  commence occupation of the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) for his failure to leave office after attaining retirement age.The union, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) said it would occupy his office until he leaves office.In a statement by the Secretary-General, Alade Bashir Lawal, on Thursday in Abuja, the union noted that it had concluded mobilisation of its members in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to storm the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation any moment from now to assist him to proceed on retirement.
The Secretary General stated that the Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, turned 60 years on 25th November 2020 and should have vacated office on that day
He said,  “But he had been boasting to those who cared to listen that he was going nowhere because he was close to Mr President who facilitated his promotion to that office and as such he could not be subjected to guidelines on retirement in the Civil Service.”
According to the ASCSN, Public Service Rule (PSR) 020810 states clearly that: “The compulsory retirement age for all grades in the Service shall be 60 years or 35 years of pensionable service whichever is earlier”
“No Officer shall be allowed to remain in service after attaining the retirement age of 60 years or 35 years of pensionable service whichever is earlier.”
The ASCSN regretted that in spite of the very clear provision on retirement in the Civil Service, some Heads of Agencies continued to sit tight in their offices refusing to exit the service on the spurious ground that they had link with Mr President and consequently could not be subjected to Public Service Rules. 
It added that those parading themselves as President’s men might just be name-droppers as President Buhari, a disciplined General, could not be encouraging impunity of any form.
“This negative report from the end of Alhaji Idris is particularly painful and disturbing because the post of Accountant-General of the Federation is a career one and it is strictly guided by the provisions of the Public Service Rule 020810.
“Moreover, there are about 200 qualified Directors in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation with requisite educational qualifications and vast experience to occupy that exalted office as stipulated in section 86 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended,” the Union emphasized.
According to the ASCSN, the 1999 Constitution as amended empowered the Civil Service to make its own Rules and that led to the formulation of the Public Service Rules, Financial Regulations, Federal Civil Service Commission Guidelines on Appointment, Promotion and Discipline in the service all of which are inseparable components of Public Service regulations designed to enhance efficient and effective service delivery to the citizens.
The union added that it could no longer accept a situation where Civil Servants who Head Government Agencies or become Permanent Secretaries would stay put in office and refuse to retire. According to the union Secretary General, “the practice was gradually destroying the service apart from demoralizing Senior Civil Servants who had served the country for decades, but could no longer advance to the peak of their career because their positions were being blocked by people who claimed to be related to powerful persons in the Presidency.”