The Kogi State National Labour Congress (NLC) has refuted the Kogi State Government’s assertion that the State NLC chairman, Onuh Edoka, had acknowledged to newsmen that Governor Yahaya Bello’s government was not owing workers’ salaries.

According to the Labour Union, the Kogi state government’s announcement was a ruse to set the NLC leadership against the state’s employees.

Salihu Lukman, the former Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum, accused Governor Yahaya Bello last week of attempting to sell the APC to the highest bidder. He noted that the Kogi Governor was in arrears on his salary.

In response, the State government stated in a publication signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, that the state was not only current but also prompt with salary payments, referring to the fact that the State NLC Chairman, Onuh Edoka, confirmed the development to newsmen at various fora.

However, in a statement made available to news organizations on Tuesday and signed by Paul Omale, Kogi NLC secretary, the labour union accused the state government of a premeditated attempt to sow discord among state workers.

“The leadership of organized Labour in Kogi has been alerted to a narrative published in a number of national dailies on March 6, 2022, saying that NLC Chairman Onuh Edoka verified that no percentage salary was paid to Kogi state workers.

“The story appeared in the Punch, Guardian, Daily Independent, Thisday, Daily Trust, vanguard, Sun, and blueprint on March 6, 2022.

“The author (Kogi State Government) of the story was clearly on a mission to pit state workers against organized labor’s leadership.

“The NLC chairman, Mr Onuh Edoka, made no such interview or press statement to any media outlets.

“The state’s organized Labour is astounded that such recognized news organizations could be exploited to promote such an incorrect and misleading article.

“With regards to the February percentage salaries paid, the state government, through Commissioner for Finance Asiwaju Ashiru, issued a press statement to explain why the February salary was paid in percentages, with the assurance that the balance would be paid in the preceding month for state civil servants.

“Local government councils also compensated workers at that level with percentages.

“How can the NLC chairman, Edoka, affirm that no percentage salary was paid when the government, via a news statement issued by the Commissioner for Finance, explained why percentage salaries were paid in the state?”

“We would want to appeal to state workers to disregard the publication, which was intended to sow discord between the working and the leadership of organized Labour in the state.

“Workers can rest certain that the Labour leadership will always put their welfare first.

“We desire to warn media organizations in the country not to abandon the ethics of the journalism profession, emphasizing that a situation in which virtually all of the country’s top national dailies simultaneously published a false report for whatever financial gain is most terrible.”

https://webtimes.com.ng/2022/03/22/salary-payment-you-are-a-liar-nlc-to-yahaya-bello/

Yahaya Bello is a disgrace to the Youths...

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Yahaya Bello is a disgrace to the Youths...

He has successfully demarket the youth

The only place worse than the south-east in terms of leadership is the north-central otherwise called middle-belt. From autORTOMatic idiot, yahaya bello and that disastrous governor in Niger state. Abia even have hope compared to this unfortunate people.

Yet the cretin wants to become president of 200 million people after destroying that small state

triple996:
The only place worse than the south-east in terms of leadership is the north-central otherwise called middle-belt. From autORTOMatic idiot, yahaya bello and that disastrous governor in Niger state. Abia even have hope compared to this unfortunate people.

No truer words.

triple996:
The only place worse than the south-east in terms of leadership is the north-central otherwise called middle-belt. From autORTOMatic idiot, yahaya bello and that disastrous governor in Niger state. Abia even have hope compared to this unfortunate people.

thank you comrade, niger state governor is the worst governor in nigeria

Governance in Nigeria is something else.

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The story appeared in the Punch, Guardian, Daily Independent, Thisday, Daily Trust, vanguard, Sun, and blueprint on March 6, 2022.

See wetin the governor dey use money do!

Punch news again?? It seems the chief editor has taken to drink or is compromised. This is the third time in this week that someone they quoted has come out to angrily refute statements accredited to them!