It said Governor Adams Oshiomhole took politics too far when it announced a minimum wage increase for government workers from N18, 000 to N25, 000.
The party noted that Governor Oshiomhole’s action was hasty and a betrayal of trust as it was done at a time the national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) was negotiating a N56, 000 minimum wage for civil servants.
State chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih, who stated this in a press statement issued in Benin City said the real challenge in the state civil service was about recruiting people into the service and not about deceiving the people with unrealistic wage increase.
Orbih stated that political appointees of the governor were on the increase while civil servants have continually dwindled owing to death of workers and retirement of existing workers without replacing them.
According to him, “This is a Greek gift to Edo workers considering the fact that the governor has continually neglected workers’ welfare and treated them with disdain before now. Who does not know the motive behind this fake gesture that is coming at a time every state in the federation is facing economic recession?
“As at the time of the windfall, he (Oshiomhole) didn’t pay workers for many months. Right now, local government workers are being owed over six months’ salary. Retirees’ pensions and entitlements are also not being paid under Oshiomhole’s watch.”
“We are beginning to see Oshiomhole as a slave driver going by his policy on workers’ welfare. Here is a governor who has never recruited workers into the civil service since he became governor, but is now talking about salary increase in the twilight of his administration.”
“We challenge the governor to pay outstanding salary arrears, pensions and other entitlements of workers rather than talk about a N25, 000 minimum wage. We challenge him to free the local governments from the bondage he has put them.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Your Party new leader and spoke person Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State is owing workers 5 months and has not been able to pay regularly the 18 thousand naira old rate; if increasing workers salaries from 18k to 25k minimum makes it a Greek Gift please ask Ayo and many other governors who have not been able to pay to apply such gift to their various states
ReplyDeleteIt is untrue that Ayo Fayose owes 5 months. I am a civil servant in Ekiti State! Let Oshiomole clear his arrears first before he can talk of an increase! That's common sense!
Delete18k to 25k for is not something a governor who has once be a comrade ,,even his dog or his car can not be maintain for that sum of money talk less of a peasant worker with a wife and children ,,,i am begining to hate labour officials who enter politics or those that are having position,, from this 25k the worker has to pay his labour dues
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