The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun
State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, said on Tuesday that
Governor Rauf Aregbesola had approved the payment of
December 2014 salary for workers in the state.
Adekomi, who said this at a press conference he
addressed after a meeting with the government
delegation, led by the Chief of Staff, Mr. Gboyega
Oyetola, added that the governor also approved the
payment of the 30 per cent balance of November
salaries of some workers who were yet to be paid in full.
The NLC boss, however, said that workers would not
suspend their strike action despite the payment of their
one month salary out of seven months.
The Head of Service, Mr. Sunday Owoeye, also
confirmed that workers had started receiving bank
alerts for the balance of November and December 2014
salaries.
He said this in response to an inquiry earlier sent to him
by our correspondent through text message.
Owoeye’s text read, “They are already receiving alerts for
the balance of November, and part of December, 2014.
A journey of 1000km starts with one step. The man who
removes a mountain starts by carrying stones away.”
But Adekomi explained that most workers would not get
anything from the one month salary paid because their
banks would use the meagre money for loan repayment
and interest.
According to Adekomi, most workers will not have
anything left to feed themselves, let alone transport
themselves to their places of work. Because of this, he
said the strike would continue.
The NLC chairman said, “We appreciate the efforts of the
government to see that salary and pension arrears are
settled without further delay. Our negation with the
government is that out of eight months owed us, the
minimum we can take is five months to resume work.
“As it is now, the strike continues while negotiations also
continue. I appeal to all workers in the state to continue
to stay at home until further notice.
“This payment is as good as no payment, because all
deductions must have been made by our various banks.
Because of this, there won’t be money for us to
transport ourselves to work and feed our families.
“Until we have enough money to feed and take care of
our transportation to work, we will not resume work.
The strike continues.”
The governor had on June 14 promised to pay workers’
salaries in a statement made available to our
correspondent by his media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon
Most workers were being owed seven months’ salaries
but the statement was silent on whether the governor
would pay all outstanding salaries or he would pay a
part.
The statement read in part, “Before the end of June,
workers would be paid their salaries.”
The governor stated that he had a great dream for the
state and that was why he was in a hurry to begin many
programmes which had earned him applause even
outside the country.
He said further, “The dream has not gone awry and it is a
clear vision that Osun must be on its feet, self-reliant
and be a reference point in Nigeria. The race to ensure
development within the first term of Aregbesola was
informed by the fear of what is happening now.”

F

This is very shameful

Aregbese is a clown

He said and I quote

" I don't need FG allocation to pay my workers"


Now let Bubari who just returned from west Germany to help him out by singing the national athem

God saves the queen

Godwin

Young03:
Godwin

AnyibestDede:
This is very shameful

which one to follow?