Striking workers in Ekiti State on Sunday told Governor Ayodele Fayose to pay workers their salaries rather than engage in a solidarity strike with them.

“What we want is our money to alleviate our poverty,” said the chairman of the Trade Union Congress, Odunayo Adesoye.

Mr. Fayose had on Friday declared that he had placed himself on indefinite strike in solidarity with the workers who had been on strike for about two weeks over non-payment of five months outstanding salaries.

“We appreciate the governor for sharing our pains and anguish. But the workers will appreciate and commend him the more if he can pay at least two or three months salaries out of five months owed,” he said.

“Our situation has gone beyond the governor declaring mere solidarity strike. We need more of actions now than talks because our situation is gradually becoming hopeless.

“Some of us have the intention of going to work, but no money to pay for transport fare. Some of us could not take two square meal a day. Some could not cook soup with ordinary fish, so our situation has gone beyond what anyone could trivialize.”

Mr. Adesoye, however, noted that the striking workers were resolved to fight on, because it was an issue that borders on our welfare, careers and prosperity.

“We are hearing that the federal government want to give grants to states , so if Mr Governor could pay three months now, it will be easy to use the grant to pay the remaining two months and still help in paying for the subsequent months,” he said.

“We appeal to the workers to be law abiding. We want them to be civil, even in the face of provocation. By the grace of God, we shall all rejoice in the end.”

While explaining Mr. Fayose’s solidarity strike, his spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, told PREMIUM TIMES that all the commissioners, permanent secretaries and directors of ministries also joined the solidarity strike.

Mr. Olayinka said the solidarity strike would go on until the workers return to work, since Mr. Fayose and others will not be able to function if the state’s civil service is inactive.

“If he approves money, who’s going to process it? If he wants to award contract, can he do that alone?” the spokesperson said . “So what he’s saying is that he won’t bother getting the senior government officials to come to work since they also need the civil servants to work with them.”
In a similar response as his TUC counterpart, the chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress in the state, Ade Adesanmi, said the workers prefer to be paid rather than be shown such solidarity.

Mr. Adesanmi, who said he had not been informed of any deliberation scheduled for next week with Mr. Fayose, saying his team had already met with government officials twice last week.

“I’ve not been officially informed about any meeting with the governor,” Mr. Adesanmi told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday. “We’ve already met with them last Wednesday and Thursday.”

Mr. Adesanmi said the workers were demanding that the state should settle at least three out of five months salaries they were being owed.

“Our request is that 3 months out of the 5 months should be paid. Government is saying one month. Even if 2 months are paid, 90 per cent of them would not take anything home.

They have loan obligations to meet and banks would automatically take their money. We won’t have money to even get to work.”

Mr. Adesanmi said the strike had taken a terrible toll on the workers in the state. He said about five of his members had died within the last few weeks.

“At least 5 of our members died because of the situation.”

Mr. Adesanmi chided Mr. Fayose for embarking on a solidarity action, saying it was tantamount to a mockery of their forlorn situation.

“If government doesn’t have money, government should be persuasive, the issue of going on strike with us in this miserable condition is unwarranted and not funny like he thinks.”

Governor Fayose had said he hoped that “common sense prevails” when the two parties meet next week to resolve the impasse.

In January, lawmakers approved aN68 billion appropriation bill proposed by Mr. Fayose for 2016. The budget contained N24 billion and N44 billion for capital and recurrent expenditures, respectively.

With a dwindling federal allocation and less than N300 million internally-generated revenue, the agrarian state is projected to have a budget shortfall of about N46 billion at the end of the year.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/204736-want-pay-not-solidarity-strike-ekiti-workers-tell-fayose.html

Joining the workers in strike I wonder who suggested that to him, difficult times in this nation though, so things can go wrong in his small ekiti state and he keeps blowing hot about the shortcomings of the federal government

Too little too late

mysteriousman:
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But why?

The parrot of a governor only good at making noise... He should pay his workers already joor

jejemanito:
But why?

Na space grabbing technique

Kpomo, Rice, chicken, groundnut oil don finish for market for sharing? Una suffering just dey start. Abeg make una ask Osun State how them they cope with their problem. To Governor no be for mouth

Fayose maka why

*Pay workers, you say NO

*Pay workers, you say NO

*Pay workers, you say NO

*Pay workers, you say NO

*Pay workers, you say NO

=5months
Now you come join dem go STRIKE..... Chai wetin person no go see for dis government...




****make I sit-down dey read my books, I bliv say tomorrow I go be Leader

Eyyah Fayose, sorry eh!

No more stomach infrastructure. Please go and meet Aregbesola for some coaching, cos atleast Aregbe is still commissioning projects and paying half salaries even with the Drop in Monthly allocation

The shortcomings of the Federal Government led to Ekiti State and other states predicaments!

mysteriousman:
Joining the workers in strike I wonder who suggested that to him, difficult times in this nation though, so things can go wrong in his small ekiti state and he keeps blowing hot about the shortcomings of the federal government

fayose ooooo, so all your commissioner, ps and directors follow join the strike?
fountain of knowledge indeed.
our governor is mad again.

Lol..

only in Nigeria will you see a Governor go on strike
..
Am pluz Ind today guyz.. Show some love

This is what you get when you trade your votes for a plate of rice and stew

ajimobi and fayose, I don't know who useless pass

ajimobi na very stupid man

why

veekid:
ajimobi and fayose, I don't know who useless pass


ajimobi na very stupid man

mimiko worst past the two.

lolz, hez better than baba Hafusa

that's what u get when u vote for rice and garri

Few weeks ago, he wasted thousands of dollars on a trip to China, just to criticise Buhari, Fayose has no foresight at all.

mtcheeew......

hypocritical buffoons when we warn them about fayose what did they say? 'he's the only governor that cares enough for the poor and low salary earners'.

Now foul nyash don open, make una go continue dey chop him 2 tear of rice and quit complaining. next time no allow food cloud ur judgement.

“At least 5 of our members died because of the situation.”
Mr. Adesanmi chided Mr. Fayose for embarking on a solidarity action, saying it was tantamount to a mockery of their forlorn situation.
“If government doesn’t have money, government should be persuasive, the issue of going on strike with us in this miserable condition is unwarranted and not funny like he thinks.”

My people say elephant wey wan follow monkey climb tree go ready to use walking stick afterwards

Okkk,



One pix says it all...

Fayose needs to get serious about governance and stop making a fool of himself.

How will he be able to pay when he is not done waking the all streets of the state looking for what will put him on the news rather than sitting his axs down and think the way forward. Una never chijuntin

Fayose needs some senses please. I was angry reading that 'solidarity strike'
Who solidarity strike don epp?

amtaken:
The shortcomings of the Federal Government led to Ekiti State and other states predicaments!

Is Anambra not part of the states in Nigeria? Are Governors allergic to creating wealth with what is readily available within their domain?

Less than 300 million internal revenue? that is nothing to write home about. For how long will they continue to depend on the FG

At this point in time I declare Fayose to be more clueless than Jonal.

HYPOCRISY IS WHEN OSUN IS OWING ONE YEAR SALARY, KOGI SIX MONTHS, OYO 9MONTHS, TARABA ETC AND NLC, TUC ARE SILENT IN THOSE STATE RESPECTIVELY. APC SHOULD TRY HARD, THEY CANT SILENT THE LION HIMSELF..HYPOCRITE EVERYWHERE

Thank God for Anambra. Thank God for Onitsha/Nnewi/Mkpor main markets. Thank God for big taxes from big companies.


Wetin Ekiti get?

Pavore9:


Is Anambra not part of the states in Nigeria? Are Governors allergic to creating wealth with what is readily available within their domain?

lol.funny fayose

Pavore9:


Is Anambra not part of the states in Nigeria? Are Governors allergic to creating wealth with what is readily available within their domain?

Fayose is not the problem of Ekiti, the state allocation is being deducted monthly due to the debt compiled by Fayemi. What can a state do with N500 million monthly allocation instead of the regular 3billion. Is wage bill is 2.5billion and is getting N500 million monthly + 200million monthly internal allocation. Oya do the calculation, how will he pay? I believe he is managing to safe the few he had to pay at least 2months. If Obiano met serious debt, Anambra will be worst than Abia but Obiano met 75billion naira left by peter Odili. Fayose left 10billion naira in his first term, what happen when he left? maybe you should ask Tinubu and Fayemi

amtaken:
Thank God for Anambra. Thank God for Onitsha/Nnewi/Mkpor main markets. Thank God for big taxes from big companies.


Wetin Ekiti get?

It is not as it was the FG that created those markets you mentioned, It is the combined entrepreneurial spirit of individuals that made them to what they are today. When l posted that Fayose is not developing the State's human capital by sharing rice as if they are in an IDP camp, some dimmed minds went into insult mode!

mysteriousman:
Joining the workers in strike I wonder who suggested that to him, difficult times in this nation though, so things can go wrong in his small ekiti state and he keeps blowing hot about the shortcomings of the federal government

An agbero will always be agbero