THE embattled Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh, resumed duty on Monday, as she braved the circumstances surrounding hêr recall.

Nigerian Tribune learnt that on her arrival, she was received by the directors of the commission with soldiers on guard at the entrance.

Oteh, who source stated did not betray any anxiety, was later said to have held closed door meeting with top management staff.

Though details of the meeting was not disclosed, the Nigerian Tribune gathered that Oteh was believed to have held olive branch to the top staffers and admonish them to support her in the interest of the capital market.

Despite the hard stance of the SEC staff, the Nigerian Tribune learnt that the workers did not exhibit any trait of violence when the SEC DG entered the premises.

However, the gentle mien of the staff was, according to SEC source, attributed to the visit on Friday to SEC headquarters by the Cordinating Minister for the Economy and the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who, the source said, appealed to the staff to accept the decision of the Federal Government to recall Oteh back from leave.

The workers, through their union, the Amalgamated Union of Corporate Organisations, on Wednesday, had demonstrated for over an hour outside the SEC premises in Abuja, against the reinstatement of Oteh.

The workers, who said they were not against the decision to reinstate her, had insisted that they would only welcome her back after the House of Representatives had cleared her of the allegations against her.

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written by cyrian, July 24, 2012

There were no soldiers manning the gates of SEC nor were they anywhere around the building. The Police officers who were initially sent to secure the premises had been withdrawn.

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