Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose yesterday cancelled fanfare as well as stadium parades usually held on Independence Day. Fayose, in a broadcast, said there was nothing to celebrate in view of the nation’s economic situation. “I do not think it is proper to engage in jamboree when it is becoming increasingly difficult to pay workers. “The current situation demands sober reflection from all and we cannot pretend again,” Fayose said. He ordered residents to stay at home and enjoy the celebration low-key. The usual activities associated with the celebration were absent in most parts of Ado- Ekiti, the state capital, yesterday. However, there were few places where activities were organised by individuals or corporate bodies. In Ondo State, the situation was pretty much the same. The usual activities that normally characterise the Independence Day celebration were absent. When The Nation visited the usual celebration venue, the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Arcade ground, it was empty. The situation may not be unconnected with the industrial unrest between the government and its workforce. Workers on Wednesday began a two-day warning strike, following the “non-payment” of their three-month salaries. A political analyst, Bayo Akinwole, said the government’s failure to mark the Independence was a sign that its treasury was empty. He lamented that though the government has received the bailout fund, workers were still being owed.

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That of Ondo state would have been held but the workers didn't show up due to unpaid salaries and arrears.

This guy own don dey too much. ... Haba.. .. School children wey don practice match pass go come go house disappointed.. ..