The NBC board chairperson, Lazarus Jacobs is appealing to NAPWU and the NBC union representatives to further engage in talks instead of declaring a dispute with the Labour Commissioner. He hopes NAPWU withdraws the dispute with the Labour Commissioner. As to why the N$5,4 million paid to executives is called a performance bonus, yet the company is unable to cater for its employees' financial needs, while the company's performance is supposed to be measured by revenue generated, Jacobs said the payment is part of a contractual package. The board chairperson also said the company did not violate any company law or policy when management paid performance bonuses to some employees last December. NBC employees across the country held lunchtime demonstrations and wanted to hand over a list of demands to the board chairperson or his deputy. Among the employees' demands include a forensic audit of NBC finances, to stop the private payroll system for executives, that performance bonuses be paid back and the removal of the current board. In a sudden turn of events the NBC Workers Union Representative acting chairperson, Johannes Lengi said he does not know as to how Jacobs got hold of the petition that workers wanted to hand over to the board on Friday. Lengi says the demand of the workers, that Jacobs shows up on Monday to receive the petition, remains. Failure to do so will leave the union with no choice but to hand it over to the board's appointing authority.