The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has embarked on an indefinite strike.
Fayose stated that his strike was in solidarity with workers of the state civil service, who have been on strike for about 12 days.
Fayose said the solidarity strike became expedient to show concerns with the workers, who have not received salaries in the last five months.
The Governor made this declaration in Ado Ekiti at the weekend in a televised broadcast shown on media based in Ekiti State.
However, to calm down frayed nerves, the Governor in the broadcast said he had paid the January salaries of local government workers, primary school teachers and subventions to tertiary institutions in the state.
The workers, under the auspices of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiation Council (JNC), had last week Wednesday called out workers for indefinite strike, when it was apparent that the Governor has allegedly not been responding positively to their yearnings.
The Chairmen of TUC, Com. Odunayo Adesoye, NLC, Com. Ade Adesanmi and JNC Secretary, Com. Blessing Oladele, were particularly irked by the
statement credited to Fayose, averring that he won’t sell his family to pay workers, describing the statement as ‘not only insensitive but inflammatory”. All entreaties by Fayose and stakeholders, including the Speaker of
the House of Assembly, Hon. Kola Oluwawole, who held a meeting with leadership of trade unions on Friday to placate the striking labour unions were futile, as the labour leaders insisted that negotiation
could only happen when salaries are paid.
But Fayose in the broadcast declared solidarity with the workers to confirm that he shared their pains and anguish caused by inability to pay salary.
The Governor was explicit that what he has been declaring as amount accruing to the State as internally generated revenue and the N2.6
billion workers’ wage bill were true positions of the state finances.
“I want to tell workers that I have placed myself on indefinite strike in solidarity with you. I shared your pains , but it was rather unfortunate that a man can’t give what he doesn’t have.
“I have told you the true position of the finances of the state, of which you had played critical roles in allocation of federal allocations to relevant sectors which shows how well I had carried you along since the dwindling revenue to the state commenced.
“During my first term, I mean, 2003 to 2006, I used to pay salary of workers by 21st of every month. But the present situation is very unfortunate and we have to learn how to live with it until the country wriggle out of it and things will change for better.
“I want to say that I will be expecting you back to your offices when you are ready to return to work. I shall be expecting you, because presently I am handicapped and there is nothing I can do.
“But before then, I have placed myself on indefinite strike in solidarity with your course. But I appeal that you put the interest of the state above everything , because the present position affects everybody,” Fayose said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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This Fayose is a real clown. He owed workers 5 months salary but had money to travel to China for nothing! Well, Ekiti State people are getting what they deserve.
ReplyDeleteWill the money he used in travelling to China be enough to pay works salaries??
DeleteI'm sure whilst he is on indefinite strike, his salary remains!
ReplyDeleteThis is not peculiar to one particular state,is all over the country.This so called workers should go and learnt how to be productive.Enough of oil money or bag money from Abuja.What are they contribute to the economy development of the state and country?Nothing,just sitting down at home expecting oil money from Abuja.
DeleteThat moment when garage boys are voted in favor tribe or party not merit
ReplyDeleteEkiti people voted APC out of power massively because APC policies were anti people. The debt incurred by Ekiti State under APC is massive! APC style is always to put the country or state in deep debt. We are already seeing this by the Federal government increasing the budget whenn we have no money and borrowing to fund it. We are set for big trouble in a few years down the line. Who will pay the debt?
DeleteOK Devi devil. Enjoy the strike. It's in ekiti 😃😃😃😃😃😃
DeleteIt's incompetent Mr fayose not capable of paying ur workers. Wait for Mr President to come and bail u.going on strike means u have resigned period. An empty vessel making noise always.
ReplyDeleteInteresting times!!! Interesting times!! This is an interesting time to be alive!
ReplyDeleteNiger Delta oil money is good money! By implication, Fayose has abdicated his duty as a governor, a clear case of incompetence. He should therefore resign!
ReplyDeleteFayose please quickly prepare your resignation letter from here as you are no more capable to drive the state again.It's a pity that president Jonathan didn't look beyond his nose to have hijack this state for you.But,no problem God will push you out this is not politics or one party is doing you.Instead for you to go and read more book you engaged yourself in radicalism and thinks Ekiti people(the fountain of knowledge)cannot be govern by tout and hooligans like you are doing.Nemesis will catch you very soon.Clemo
ReplyDeleteYou people are in denial! Did Jonathan hijack the state after he left?
DeleteWhy should he resigned?Please,let keep politics aside and face the truth.All citizens must learn to be productive and stop relying on allocation from Abuja.
DeleteCountry and entire world is facing economy hardship due to decline in crude oil price in the world market couple with in niger delta.I believe,this is time we need total resource control and restructuring in this country.This we help us to be productive and keep all the state governors and chairmen on their toes to exploit their various area.Also,workers will be in the true picture of the situation that no manna from Abuja again.
Please,let leave Niger delta alone.
I'm not from Ekiti neither a politician.Honestly this man is saying the truth.Can he offer what he don't have and is not only workers that elected him neither being the governor of workers alone.Please,workers learnt to be productive.
DeleteHahaha. Hmm,interesting. If our governor is on strike with us then there is problem. Who are now fighting. Federal government. K oooo
ReplyDeleteFayose is a jester. Let him go to cross river governon for help to learn good governance and how to generate internal revenue without waiting 4 federal allocation . Empty barrel governor. Instead of embarking on elephant air port project to siphon money. Ekiti can feed the whole of nigeria and still export yams and other tins but instead his galivating around market for suyas, epo pupa etc in otther to decieve more the gullible people if ekiti. If u can no longer find solution. Then mr ayo be a man and resign. Simple. But neva i trust u . U wont.
ReplyDeleteHow can a mother be crying when her baby cry. Who will then help both of them.
ReplyDeleteFayose is crying while the workers are crying....he is on strike while the workers are on strike.....WONDERFUL.
Fayose can call Buhari INCOMPETENT but he is the biggest ONE here. The biggest FOOL if we take politics aside.
He can not sit down to think on how to generate revenue for his state but he can criticize Buhari trying to do something. Then he will be waiting to collect from Buhari.
What do you expect from a mediocre cum political street urchin of a governor. The clueless virus as handed down to him by is sponsor GEJ is taking a serious toll on him. How can a governor go on strike? A chief security officer of the state!!! This is madness and insult to Ekiti indigines and Nigerians politics as a whole.
ReplyDeleteEkiti kete haaaaa. Be careful ooooo.if the gomina as the chief security officer is going on strike den i think ekitis should start massive migration ooooo now tgat the fulanis are very much at hand. I will to call my families in ekti to migrate out oooooo. What a shame!!! On u governor ayo fayose
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