*We’re suffering, pensioners cry out

Civil servants, and pensioners, in Kogi State are groaning over unpaid salaries and pensions by the state and local governments, a situation which has put many of them in tight corner. While majority of the state workers were paid up to January 2019 and currently being owed arrears of about four months – February to May – other categories of workers, especially those affected by the screening exercise embarked upon by the present administration, are being owed over 30 months.

At the local government levels, the situation of council workers and primary school teachers is said to be more worrisome as they have been receiving their pay in percentages over the years. Some received as modest as 17% of the old minimum wage as their monthly salary, thus resulting in a situation whereby their take-home pay could not take them home, quite literally.

Kogi State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Thomas Ayodele lamented that teachers who were supposed to be on the first line charge in payment of salaries are relegated to the background.

A primary school teacher, Audu Austin, lamented that the irregular payments of salaries, coupled with the percentage payment over time has compounded his situation. According to him, before the salary is paid, he had taken essentials on credit, such that when money comes, he hardly has anything left. Meeting his obligations to family, has also become difficult.

A civil servant in one of the state ministries, Emmanuel John, said: “We are in the month of June and we were last paid in January 2019 meaning that we have received only one month’s salary for this year. There are some others that did not collect the January salary we collected. I have children some in the higher institutions and I have to pay their tuition. It has not been easy. Government should come to our aid.”

The situation of pensioners is not anything better as the senior citizens too have got bitter tales to tell. Abu Ibrahim, who retired from Lokoja local government in 2012, said life has not been easy since he has been unable to receive pension for the past 28 months.

Ibrahim told Daily Trust Saturday: “We thank Almighty Allah who has been sustaining us, otherwise it has not been easy. I retired from service in 2012 and since the assumption of this administration, we started having some challenge of non-payment of pensions. We went for screening after screening, with cases of omissions here and there. For almost 28 months now, I haven’t taken pension. But thank God. After 35 years of serving your state, and you become a beggar? That’s quite sad. We have children in school; we have aged mothers and other dependants to cater for. But unfortunately, we are handicapped because we are not being paid.

We are appealing to the present administration to consider us because tomorrow, they may find themselves where we are today.”

Joseph Amedu, who retired from service in 2015, said he was last paid his pension in January 2019 just like a majority of civil servants. He said though it has been quite challenging, God has been there, helping. “My last daughter is still in the university, and the fees are quite on the high side. It is not easy and that is why we are appealing to the government to come to our aid in paying our pensions,” he said. He added that retirees lived all their lives serving government and their contributions should be reciprocated by way of regular payment of pensions and benefits.

Kogi State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Onuh Edoka, and other labour leaders, met Governor Yahaya Bello recently at Government House to intimate him on the plight of workers. Edoka said workers were going through hardship due to unpaid salaries and appealed for urgent action, by way of payment of all outstanding salaries, pensions, and other entitlements of workers and pensioners, “To stem this unfortunate tide of avoidable illnesses and death, as well as other deprivations workers and citizens of Kogi State have been subjected to since the inception of this administration”.

But Director General on Media and Publicity to Kogi State Governor, Kingsley Fanwo, said by the end of June, the state government will be owing five months’ arrears. “We hope to defray all we are owing soon. We will pay with the allocation we are expecting, as well as the balance of the bailout which is N30.8 billion naira. The same applies to pensions. The governor has shown commitment to paying all arrears,” he said.

Fanwo said while salary arrears were inherited from the previous administration, “We will keep showing commitment to the welfare of the civil servants who have shown immense understanding and cooperation.”

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/kogi-workers-groan-over-non-payment-of-salaries.html

lalasticlala Seun mynd44....

This bet9ja guy why are you not playing it yourself. They should sorry they will overcome it, if GYB win 2nd time.

Yahaya Bello said he will do better next term......

I don't understand... If he isn't paying now,that means next term is...omg.....

Kogites, use una head oooo....don't collect kerosene oooo

Davido should keep kwayeeet because should ANY LADY accuse him of Rape tomorrow, He shouldn't complain if WE ALL believe her

Bello and Kogi,Kogi and Bello.

KOGITES : Choose wisely!

Half a word is enough for the wise.

God bless Kogi State.

God bless Nigeria.

This question is only for Kogi people, wailers, keep off and be guided!

Is there any other good candidate apart from Lazy Yahaya Bello and the thief called Dino Melaye please?
If so let us know in time.

Mzee1Kahuna:


I'm-a-Kogite.infact............Okunite

We asked a question!

Governor Yahaya Bello is rising above hate!

A Governor that deliver Kogi for President Buhari,
A Governor that deliver 2 APC Senators
A Governor that deliver 7 House of Rep Members
A Governor that deliver all 25 House of Assembly members.

How was he able to do that if he has not paid salary for 38months since inception of his government ?

Even the supposedly educated people are believing the white lies of 38 Months saga.

THE TRUTH IS, THE REAL VOTERS AT THE GRASSROOTS ARE NOT ON FACEBOOK OR AT VENurchin6DOR PAGES OF NEWSPAPERS. THOSE CITY CENTRE GRAMMARIANS ARE INCONSEQUENTIAL TO YAHAYA BELLO'S RE-ELECTION.

We are patiently waiting for PDP Governorship Candidate and others against Yahay Bello of APC

Stop speaking english and let's go to the field on 2nd November and test our popularities.

Worry not my people. The appointed time to discard, disgrace and humiliate Yeye Bello has come.

And yeye bello get confidence say he dey return.... Useless Nigerian youth

Groaning with mouth. They will still turn around and vote Yahaya Bello again

Bet9ja12120:
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scammer get out

Oshin56:
This bet9ja guy why are you not playing it yourself. They should sorry they will overcome it, if GYB win 2nd time.

Seun is a programmer, is it too difficult to stop this bet9ja guy?

oshe11:
Davido should keep kwayeeet because should ANY LADY accuse him of Rape tomorrow, He shouldn't complain if WE ALL believe her

This is yeye Bello thread............wetin concern rape and davido?

If APC try bring out this man again for governorship, then I go know say Oshiomhole and Buhari no get sense.

nepapole:

This is yeye Bello thread............wetin concern rape and davido?

Na FP I need to pass out my msg, cudnt get it on the main thread

Governor Belly has made a solemn pledge to do better next time the problem is that there be no more next time for him

oshe11:
Davido should keep kwayeeet because should ANY LADY accuse him of Rape tomorrow, He shouldn't complain if WE ALL believe her

Orisirisi something

Hmm, you need their votes, you dey do like this, so the second term wey you no need them again na im you Wan do better for them? Your own salary no dey delay yet you dey own person salary...

I won't be surprised if these same workers cast their votefor him again Sha, hunger for don hypnotise them.

Which kain government be this sef?

Modified*
For those complaining about all these bet9ja thiefs on this forum, seun won't do anything about them we are the one that can flush them out. Just click on 'report' and in the box of report page type 6 you can also type 18 and submit, you don hid their post be that. Do this wherever you see their post.

fergie001:
*We’re suffering, pensioners cry out

Civil servants, and pensioners, in Kogi State are groaning over unpaid salaries and pensions by the state and local governments, a situation which has put many of them in tight corner. While majority of the state workers were paid up to January 2019 and currently being owed arrears of about four months – February to May – other categories of workers, especially those affected by the screening exercise embarked upon by the present administration, are being owed over 30 months.

At the local government levels, the situation of council workers and primary school teachers is said to be more worrisome as they have been receiving their pay in percentages over the years. Some received as modest as 17% of the old minimum wage as their monthly salary, thus resulting in a situation whereby their take-home pay could not take them home, quite literally.

Kogi State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Thomas Ayodele lamented that teachers who were supposed to be on the first line charge in payment of salaries are relegated to the background.

A primary school teacher, Audu Austin, lamented that the irregular payments of salaries, coupled with the percentage payment over time has compounded his situation. According to him, before the salary is paid, he had taken essentials on credit, such that when money comes, he hardly has anything left. Meeting his obligations to family, has also become difficult.

A civil servant in one of the state ministries, Emmanuel John, said: “We are in the month of June and we were last paid in January 2019 meaning that we have received only one month’s salary for this year. There are some others that did not collect the January salary we collected. I have children some in the higher institutions and I have to pay their tuition. It has not been easy. Government should come to our aid.”

The situation of pensioners is not anything better as the senior citizens too have got bitter tales to tell. Abu Ibrahim, who retired from Lokoja local government in 2012, said life has not been easy since he has been unable to receive pension for the past 28 months.

Ibrahim told Daily Trust Saturday: “We thank Almighty Allah who has been sustaining us, otherwise it has not been easy. I retired from service in 2012 and since the assumption of this administration, we started having some challenge of non-payment of pensions. We went for screening after screening, with cases of omissions here and there. For almost 28 months now, I haven’t taken pension. But thank God. After 35 years of serving your state, and you become a beggar? That’s quite sad. We have children in school; we have aged mothers and other dependants to cater for. But unfortunately, we are handicapped because we are not being paid.

We are appealing to the present administration to consider us because tomorrow, they may find themselves where we are today.”

Joseph Amedu, who retired from service in 2015, said he was last paid his pension in January 2019 just like a majority of civil servants. He said though it has been quite challenging, God has been there, helping. “My last daughter is still in the university, and the fees are quite on the high side. It is not easy and that is why we are appealing to the government to come to our aid in paying our pensions,” he said. He added that retirees lived all their lives serving government and their contributions should be reciprocated by way of regular payment of pensions and benefits.

Kogi State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Onuh Edoka, and other labour leaders, met Governor Yahaya Bello recently at Government House to intimate him on the plight of workers. Edoka said workers were going through hardship due to unpaid salaries and appealed for urgent action, by way of payment of all outstanding salaries, pensions, and other entitlements of workers and pensioners, “To stem this unfortunate tide of avoidable illnesses and death, as well as other deprivations workers and citizens of Kogi State have been subjected to since the inception of this administration”.

But Director General on Media and Publicity to Kogi State Governor, Kingsley Fanwo, said by the end of June, the state government will be owing five months’ arrears. “We hope to defray all we are owing soon. We will pay with the allocation we are expecting, as well as the balance of the bailout which is N30.8 billion naira. The same applies to pensions. The governor has shown commitment to paying all arrears,” he said.

Fanwo said while salary arrears were inherited from the previous administration, “We will keep showing commitment to the welfare of the civil servants who have shown immense understanding and cooperation.”

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/kogi-workers-groan-over-non-payment-of-salaries.html

lalasticlala Seun mynd44....

they are groaning because their salaries have caused many oloshos to moan and Friday night till probably mid day today alot will be moaning in the confluence state..

And some heartless people are campaigning for Good for nothing Yeye re-elections

Heheh

Groan ko Moan ni

The truth is that they'd vote him for 2nd term..

Smile4daddy:
Governor Yahaya Bello is rising above hate!

A Governor that deliver Kogi for President Buhari,
A Governor that deliver 2 APC Senators
A Governor that deliver 7 House of Rep Members
A Governor that deliver all 25 House of Assembly members.

How was he able to do that if he has not paid salary for 38months since inception of his government ?

Even the supposedly educated people are believing the white lies of 38 Months saga.

THE TRUTH IS, THE REAL VOTERS AT THE GRASSROOTS ARE NOT ON FACEBOOK OR AT VENurchin6DOR PAGES OF NEWSPAPERS. THOSE CITY CENTRE GRAMMARIANS ARE INCONSEQUENTIAL TO YAHAYA BELLO'S RE-ELECTION.

We are patiently waiting for PDP Governorship Candidate and others against Yahay Bello of APC

Stop speaking english and let's go to the field on 2nd November and test our popularities.

Tell your self the truth and stop allowing sentimence cover ur sense of reasonings.. These people are suffering, they are crying, these people continuously regrets living these life.. U r here blinded my ur fuckn emotions to speak out for these victims.. God alone will judge u.. Whey he delivered kogi foe buhari and now he is running away from kogi to abuja.. Even the state APShits have all denounced his candidacy for d next election.. U really need a mental evaluation..

Make una no vex oh


The rate this evil spirit of "FERMINISM" is growing in Nigeria ehn.

Every body will regret it both man and woman

1. It puts fear on men and thereby killing their courage to ask out a woman

2. It increase the number of single adult ladies thereby increasing the hopelessness which in turn increases sucide amongst women

3. It goes against the natural nature of woman and man relationship thereby killing matrimonial UNION


Today in the western world, 75% of their women above the age of 30 are single and divorced

Today in the western world people now have dogs as sex partners and gadgets for pleasure

This has increased unhappiness in western society to the highest level you can imagine

You don't have to look for the devil because almost every body in europe and America are DEVIL'S


Wickedness is the order of doing things in their society


He that has ears let him hear

oshe11:
Na FP I need cudnt get it on the main thread

Chai! It is well.