Workers in Ekiti State appear set for a showdown with Governor Ayo Fayose over his claim on Channels Television on Thursday that his administration is owing only four months arrears of salaries. The governor, who had earlier in the day declared his intent to run for the presidency of Nigeria in 2019, was asked on the propriety of his ambition when he was owing workers under him.
But the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Ekiti State, Raymond Ade Adesanmi, refuted the governor’s claim maintaining that “Fayose owes various categories of workers under him between five and eight months arrears of salaries. Adesanmi disclosed that Fayose’s claim of owing just only four months arrears is already causing tension and disquiet among the workforce.
He advised government “to always come out with correct information to douse the raging tension in the system.” Speaking with reporters in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, Adesanmi said although the workers are still loyal to the government, they won’t tolerate comments about their welfare that could strain the relationship between the workforce and the government.
Clarifying the level of government’s indebtedness to workers, Adesanmi said: “The state workers’ benefits are in different categories thus: pension, gratuity, deductions and salary. “As we speak now, the state civil servants are owed five months’ salary arrears, local government, eight months and institutions on subvention, like College of Education Ikere, College of Health Technology Ijero and Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, are owed seven month salary arrears.
“One cannot but talk about the plight of the pensioners, because one day we will all retire, either on account of age or length of service. As of now, pensioners are being owed five months pension arrears while gratuity has not been paid since 2012 when former Governor Kayode Fayemi was in the saddle. Ekiti workers are not oblivious of the economic recession that had depleted the financial strength of many states of the federation, including Ekiti.
“Let me state that we all owe it a responsibility to contribute to the development of this state, but we need to give out correct and accurate information to the public , so that the government and workers can be on the same page, otherwise there will be friction. I want to appeal to the already restive workers to be patient, particularly those who were ruffled by the information,” he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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The issue of non payment of diductions,salaries, arrears,pension and gratuity is what all the so called APC ruling states are doing and Buhari administration (APC) is not addressing this issue, it means is one of the party agenda for all the states yet all the Governor's are collecting Bail out without utilizing it. Where are will going from here APC !!!
ReplyDeleteAnd so what, is he the only state that owes workers salary, he is even owing less compared to some other states
ReplyDeleteCan you hear yourself at all? Is he even supposed to owe at all? After collecting bailout funds twice + monthly allocation from FG. Abeg borrow sense if u don't have one jo
DeleteOkeyon or whatever you call yourself..you are very stupid. Look at the kind comment's are always making here. Sometimes I wonder the kind of person you are. You must always justify anything from PDP people but ones is from APC you started talking nonsense. All the months your oga is owing salaries he has collected the allocations and bailouts, yet he couldn't pay workers. And he want to be President, if he's state did not vote for him.who will vote for him
DeleteAnonymous 5:24 AM, you are doing same by supporting APC blindly. Fayose had done nothing wrong in declaring his intention. If you like, declare yours... The worst hit States in nonpayment of workers salaries are controlled by APC. E.g Kogi, Benue, Osun etc. So when people are talking of nonpayment of salaries, APC's should cover their heads in shame...
DeleteAPC bigots, have you checked Kogi State APC led govt that is owing 10-21 months salaries? Don't worry, their time is almost over.
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