Nine out of the 142 staff placed on compulsory leave without pay since 2011 by the Kogi State Transport Company have lost their lives under hunger-related circumstances.

Two of the deceased’s’ colleagues– Mr Ndakwo Mohammed and Mr Anate Audu– who disclosed this in a statement circulated among media houses in Lokoja on Sunday, said that a number of their colleagues were also in life-threatening situations .

They said that the workers who had put in years of services ranging from 10 years to 23 years, had been facing untold hardship and were now in deteriorating health condition due to lack of money to feed and pay for medical treatment.

“Many of us have been ejected out of our houses and our children chased out of schools due to our inability to pay rents and schools fees,” the statement said.
It explained that all efforts to seek redress through the intervention of the state house of assembly and several letters to the state governor, Capt Idris Wada had proved abortive.

The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) recalls that the Kogi State Transport Company had, though a circular dated June 30, 2011 and signed by its General Manager, Mr Augustine Tokula, directed all the 142 members of staff of the company to immediately proceeded on compulsory leave without pay.

The fate of the workers have since then been hanging in the balance as the government has continued to remain silent on the matter.

Both Mohammed and Audu appealed to the state government to take a definite position on their matter, saying that they could no longer live with their present condition.

The workers have also indicated their interest to embark on peaceful protests on major streets of Lokoja, and have written to intimate the State Security Service and the police of their plan.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/08/non-payment-of-salary-9-kogi-workers-die/

Cc:lalasticlala ishilove

Sounds funny to me!


Why would a "change" government be dis wicked!

lagmostkuit:

Why are you laughing now?

G

K

now the state gov't is solely responsible for this.

**just thinking out loud**
are the deceased family member that wicked that they allowed them to die of hunger, or is it they are that wicked that they deserve no help from people?

Look inwards to this,you'll see it ain't possible. If dem die true true,then I don't think there should be any government worker in osun state again



Modified: since 2011 keh? Eh is that possible sha four years without payment and dem no talk

jieta:
G

"G" for what?

For kogi abi?



God punish their governor,deputy,commissioners,PS,counselors,chiefs,family head,their kids,



Y now?

coolestrogue:
"G" for what?

G for hunGer

Have you checked on Osun workers

Sad.
Someone needs to line up these state governors owing salaries and deal with them.
How can we allow them do these to us
And they will be all shouting president this, president that after collecting their monthly share of the national cake aka Niger Delta oil revenue plus the Excess crude Account, ECA.

And the Governor want to re-contest. But i think the problem where all state Governor cannot pay salaries should solved outside politics but with economic perspective

What a pathetic story! Shame on Kogi govt. This is the more reason why pple shd learn to prepare for retirement from the very 1st day they start working, so as not to face untoward hardship, because the govt is so unreliable.

lagmostkuit:

How is this funny

Irony of life. While Dino Melaye is everywhere flaunting his political wealth. Shame on Gov. Wada.

that's too bad. hungerbad o

Idiot...most times d person upper me is a gay

This is sadeness

coolestrogue:
"G" for what?

for u

*In Willie Obiano's voice* 'any government that owes it workers is an irresponsible government '..

Only in APC states!

hmmmmm

Am angry now

coolestrogue:

Why are you laughing now?

Those states that voted for APC are really suffering

Naija

francizy:
Only in APC states!

Are you sure?

Kogi Governorship Poll: Group asks PDP to drop Gov. Wada to avoid defeat
July 15, 2015



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A group within the Kogi state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Concerned Group, has appealed to the national leadership of the party and the PDP Governors’ Forum to prevail on the incumbent governor of the state, Idris Wada, not to run in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
The group, in a nine-page petition to the PDP national secretariat and the party’s governors’ forum, said Mr. Wada’s candidature would bring defeat on the party at the election.

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gasgenius:
Am angry now

Why?