•Aliyu Tanko
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has rejected the resignation of its Hausa service editor, Aliyu Abdullahi Tanko, after suspending him for three months over allegations of workplace harassment by some former staff.
Tanko, who was reportedly suspended on Wednesday, tendered a resignation letter yesterday, but was rejected by the organisation, reports Daily Trust.
The BBC has come under heavy criticisms following a viral video in which a former staff member, Halima Umar Salah, who featured on a programme on Arewa24, alleged workplace harassment within the organisation but did not mention any name.
According to a source that confided in an online newspaper, the organisation rejected Tanko’s resignation on grounds that it did not follow due process.
According to the source, ‘’The resignation was rejected on the ground that it did not follow due process, that is, as a senior staff, he needs to give two months notice or pay two months’ salary in lieu of notice or vice versa if the organisation is terminating his service.”
“The organisation has also instituted an investigation into petitions signed against the former Editor Tanko by some staff members who left the BBC and others who are still working in its Hausa service.”
According to the SolaceBase, the investigation was ordered by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BBC News and BBC News Global Director, Jonathan Munro.
