Ahead of 2020 governorship election in Ondo state, politicians have been asked not to play politics with the ongoing screening of the local government workers, pensioners and primary school teachers in the state.

The President of the Nigeria Union local government Employees (NULGE), Mr Bola Taiwo, stated this on Wednesday in Akure, Ondo state capital, while condemning the alarm raised by some politicians over the ongoing screening exercise.

Taiwo who noted that the screening exercise was in the best interest of the workers and pensioners, assured workers in the state that the exercise would not be used by the present administration in the state to retrench any worker.

He explained that the screening was organised to know when the workers joined service and when they would retire so that government would plan for them.

On the logjam over the implementation of the 30,000 minimum wage, the NULGE President expressed reservation over the failure of both government and the organised labour to agree on a new salary table before signing into law of the new wage.

The NULGE boss said, “politicians should not use workers’ welfare to play politics against Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu; the screening for primary school teachers, local government workers and their pensioners is not to witch hunt anybody.

” The screening exercise was organised to know the numerical strength of local government workers and primary school teachers to enable government plans for the workers.