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Ekiti workers issue Fayose 24-hr strike ultimatum over unpaid salaries

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8 years ago

May 17, 2016

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, may have a major crisis in his hands, as the organized labour in the state has given him 24 hours to pay workers’ Salary deductions for the month of December, 2015 or face industrial action.

The labour unions stated this in a statement jointly signed by the Chairmen of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Com. Ade Adesanmi, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Com Odunayo Adesoye and Secretary of Joint Negotiating Council, Com. Oladele Blessing on Tuesday.

According to the unions, it was regrettable the payment of deductions were delayed despite the agreement reached with the government at a stakeholders’ meeting on May 9, 2016, adding that the decision to go on strike was reached at its meeting of May 16, 2016 held in Ado Ekiti.

The statement said: “It must be noted that the state government has collected state allocation for the period of December, 2015 , January, 2016 , February and March , 2016 with internally generated revenue inclusive and yet government is running away from its responsibility on payment of workers’ monthly gross salary, which is far from our expectation from a worker friendly governor.

“In view of this, we are constrained to request for the payment of the 2015 December workers’ deduction within 24 hours, so as to avoid industrial unrest in Ekiti State.”

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