The Abia State Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Uchenna Obigwe, says the organised labour in the state had issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government ahead of an imminent strike over the unpaid arrears of workers’ salaries and allowances in the state.

The ultimatum was contained in a statement jointly issued in Umuahia on Friday by the NLC, Joint Negotiating Council and Trade Union Congress. The group said that the ultimatum was a prelude to an impending strike.

It warned that labour should not be held responsible “for any breach of industrial peace and harmony in the state,” should government fail to address their concerns at the expiration of the ultimatum.

“A labourer deserves his wages,” it stated, adding that the organised labour was not satisfied with the “sectoral pattern of payment of workers’ salaries in the state since the inception of the present administration.”
It also stated that the unwholesome development “has placed an average worker in the state in a beggarly position economically.”

According to a list of the arrears released by the group, primary school teachers were owed three months, while secondary school teachers were last paid in October 2018.

Others include Hospital Management Board (11 months); Abia State Universal Basic Education Board (four months); Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba (13 months) and Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, last paid in April 2018, plus partial payment in May, the same year.

The organised labour said that while the senior staff of the College of Health Science, Aba, were owed nine months, their junior counterparts were owed eight months.

Also, Abia College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu were owed 18 months, Abia State University, Uturu (four months); local government workers last paid in March, plus half salary in October 2018.

The rest were State Education Management Board (SEMB) (eight months); Agricultural Development Programme (14 months), Ministries of Agriculture and Lands, Survey and Urban Planning, one month, respectively.

Labour also said that some agencies of government, including the state Library Board, secondary school teachers, SEMB and Abia Council for Arts and Culture were owed arrears of the N18,000 minimum wage, ranging from 10 to 14 months.

It regretted that while the 2017 leave allowances were partially paid, the 2018 and 2019 allowances had yet to be paid.

It further expressed concern over the government’s failure to pay pensions as and when due, adding that only a few pensioners were paid in November 2017.
It also said that retired civil servants were last paid gratuity in 1999, saying that the development was tantamount to “mercy killing.”

The group further sought explanations on how
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu ’s administration implemented the third and last tranches of the Paris Club refund to the state.

“We are worried over the non-implementation of this directive for the benefit of the workers in the state,” it said. (NAN).

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-east/345885-in-abia-secondary-school-teachers-were-last-paid-salaries-october-2018-nlc.html

OP proper source please.

NLC no get shame at all!!!!

Instead of them to shut that state down they are busy blabbering.


Minimum wage too wahala.....


Very useless union headed by a money monger spits...

That is the problem with all these abOki states..

If it were in the S/East now, we know how to deal with our leaders.

Ahmed0336:
OP proper source please.
NLC no get shame at all!!!!
Instead of them to shut that state down they are busy blabbering.

Minimum wage too wahala.....

Very useless union headed by a money monger spits...

Source attached.

Hmm

Na wa

It's bad oo

Hahaha kerosene state

Am walking away, from sorrows in my life....

Abia is a failed state



They are one. Of the reason we find it hard to leave our state when travelling


Bad roads

We make asphalt look like diamond in this country

Please I need help to pay my school fees
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Please I beg

ABIA the most unfortunate state when it comes government.

I hate APC but I wish de take over de government from abia pdp

I'll follow this case . Abia state government must pay them whether they like it or not

but our politician are not owned at all.this country self

The zakzaky slaves that curse afonjas on the forum from morning to night do not care about what happen in shithile Aba, the very own backyard. But if it is about Yorubas or Yorubaland, they would be all over the place wailing like the great IndecentStar nnamudi Cownu.

Watch this thread, they would care the least about this news even though their relatives are affected.

Where this IP.OB when you need them gan

Yet they voted him for 2nd term. I served there ochendo too used to owe.got second term and senate. Cursed state

But they don't fail to pay public officers' allowances. Ok
There is God oo.

And NLC is just saying it now, imagine.

APC...NEXT LEVEL

Haaaa

And they voted him for the second term just because of 50ltires kerosene



Who does that?

Will they ever hold their government uncountable??

They'd rather get themselves busy with Sowore misdeeds

they have been paid with kerosine

Benue state too o.