Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. Photo/Twitter/GOVONDO

Sequel to the payment of six out of the seven months salary arrears to Ondo State workers, organised labour in the state has revoked its planned strike.
The labour unions had threatened industrial action due to backlog of salaries despite the N20 billion Paris Club refund the state got from the federal government.

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) had demanded that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu should pay workers’ salary arrears or face the consequences of indefinite strike.

Chairman of NLC, Tayo Ogunleye, Soladoye Ekundayo of TUC and Abel Oloniyo of JNC gave the state government seven days ultimatum to pay the arrears with the refund.

Ogunleye told journalists in Akure yesterday that the government had paid six out of the seven months arrears, pledging to defray the remaining before the end of January 2019.

He noted that the leadership of the organised labour had not compromised on the strike but only negotiated with the government on the welfare of workers.

He, however, expressed displeasure that government waited for an ultimatum from the labour unions before performing its duty.

Meanwhile, the chief press secretary to the governor, Segun Ajiboye, noted that the present administration inherited seven months arrears of workers’ salary from its predecessor.

According to him, the last time former Governor Olusegun Mimiko’s administration, which terminated on February 24, 2017, paid salaries was August 2016.

“Akeredolu has vowed to clear the arrears and prioritise the welfare of workers. Today, he has kept to the promise; in less than two years in office, he has paid six months arrears out the seven months inherited.

“The governor does not view the payment of salary as achievement; rather, he sees it as a responsibility of government.

“Only arrears of December 2016 is yet to be paid. By the end of this year, workers in Ondo State would have collected salary for 15 months – 12 in the year and three arrears of past years,” Ajiboye said.

Source:

https://guardian.ng/news/labour-cancels-planned-strike-in-ondo-as-governor-pays-six-month-arrears/

Mimiko just messed up his good name.

Now attention will shift to Governor Fayemi and his promise to workers

Just imagine

Nice. Ondo workers smiling to the banks

political strat.,

wow that is a real Governor

Good development.

Mynd44:
Mimiko just messed up his good name.

Now attention will shift to Governor Fayemi and his promise to workers

You are right ...

Nigeria.... . Give them some months and they will still go back to same issue.


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False news everywhere! Please do your research before coming hear to blindfold dumb people!

Ondo civil servants please confirm. It may just be for the press.

So, until clueless Ogbeni is threatened before he pays?
What would have happened to the funds?

Good News!

Ondo workers will be smiling this christmas.

Had it been there was no threat of strike action, Ondo government wouldn't have paid.

seems the only language our government understands is strike action

So the money has been there since.......he just refuse to pay abi? Wicked governor I guess

Good one

yinkus6750:
So, until clueless Ogbeni is threatened before he pays?
What would have happened to the funds?

see dis ignorant fellow.
Shame

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So he has the capability to pay 6 months but decided to keep the money in the bank?

Maybe government official language should be strike, they understand it better.


Fayemi next!

E no go better for Ajimobi

I'm PDP though

but in Ondo state.. I so much love APC .. Seriously

This is lovely....

The timing is more than perfect, it is on point

So that dumbass governor knows the right thing to do all these while. Seizing workers salaries like it belongs to his family. NONSENSE

Hmmm.....was he keeping the money in the bank and skimming off the interest? The FG gave out the money to pay salaries but he didn't. ...and the FG said nothing. Wow! ...then why didn't the Union deMandel salaries be paid after the first month?....instead of having the workers be left unpaid for 7 months?...going to work for 7 months without pay?....and we wonder why they are always trying to extract money from the public....must be bribed before they provide service.