The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has explained its decision to reject the resignation of Hausa service editor Aliyu Abdullahi Tanko, saying it did not follow due process, even as he faces a three-month suspension over workplace harassment allegations.
Tanko was said to have been suspended on Wednesday and quickly submitted his resignation letter the following day, but the BBC declined to accept it.
The organisation has since faced widespread criticism after a viral video surfaced, in which former staff member Halima Umar Salah, speaking on an Arewa24 programme, accused the BBC of workplace harassment without naming anyone specifically.
However, according to a report on Daily Trust, the organisation rejected Tanko’s resignation on grounds that it did not follow due process.
”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 organization 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.”
Media reports revealed that the investigation was ordered by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BBC News and BBC News Global Director, Jonathan Munro.
