‘Ortom has not asked us to forfeit salary arrears’

Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Benue State, Comrade Aayan Godwin, has dismissed reports that Governor Samuel Ortom asked workers to forfeit their one-year salary arrears.

Comrade Godwin told The Nation in a telephone interview that the government, either directly or indirectly, has not made such a request to the knowledge of the labour movement. He added that even if such a request was made, nobody would honour it.

He, however, said the government owed workers between six and eleven for 2017, depending on the category of worker.

The government has been paying promptly since January 2018.

The Nation, July 9, 2018

 

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