₦airaland Forum

Femi Makinde, Osogbo

Workers in Osun State have declared their intention to begin an indefinite strike following the refusal of the state government to revert to paying them full salary and arrears despite the receipt of the third tranche of N6.3 billion Paris Club loan refund.

The workers under the umbrella of the Osun State Joint Public Service Negotiating Council gave the strike notice in a statement issued on Friday following an emergency meeting of labour leaders on Thursday.

The notice of strike was signed by the Chairman JPSNC, Bayo Adejumo; Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Tunde Adekomi and the Trade Union Congress Chairman, Bowale Adekola and leaders of various affiliate unions.

The notice read in part, “Consequent upon the refusal of the government of Osun State to accede to the demands of the workers and pensioners as contained in our letter of Tuesday, December 5, 2017, the workers of Osun State will be proceeding on an indefinite strike by 27th December , 2017.”

The labour leaders enjoined the workers to stay at home until they received another directive from them concerning the strike.

The labour leaders had on Tuesday disagreed with Governor Rauf Aregbesola over his insistence on paying November salary with the modulated scheme which makes workers from grade level 08 and above collect between 75 and 50 per cent of their salaries.

The workers had insisted that the state had the financial ability to pay them full salaries, saying most of them had been collecting half salaries since September 2015. But the governor in a statement issued by his Commissioner for Information, Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, pleaded that they should exercise more patience till the state was able to revert to paying full salary.

Cc: lalasticlala,

http://punchng.com/breaking-osun-workers-declare-strike-over-half-salary/

Long overdue

Aregbe

We need more charity organizations in Osun. More IDP camps about to be created.

Areberaskal who once boasted that he doesn't need fed allocation to turn Osun state to Dubai is here paying half salary despite receiving Paris funds refund. A gov who pay half salary is that one a gov? This man should be thrown in the zoo.

Even a revolution won't be a bad idea. This happens only in Africa, especially Nigeria where leaders treat others as sub-humans.
We must rise against this modern day slavery and oppression like its happening in Libya.

PMB has been an ardent advocate of failure, he failed in 1983 and he's failing today.

Am so surprise that people who claim to be advocate of good governance cannot sweep this incompetent and total disgrace away.

A vote cast for PMB is a vote cast for hardship. My fellow Nigerians, let us ATIKULATE.

do you guys remember what he said before now

Nigeria: Aregbesola - I Don't Need Federal Allocation to Pay Workers

http://allafrica.com/stories/201111280742.html

captainprogress:
PMB has been an ardent advocate of failure, he failed in 1983 and he's failing today.

Am so surprise that people who claim to be advocate of good governance cannot sweep this incompetent and total disgrace away.

A vote cast for PMB is a vote cast for hardship. My fellow Nigerians, let us ATIKULATE.

Atiku man. Is it PMB that's in charge of Osun, Kogi and other state yet to pay salaries?

Just asking sir

DONSMITH123:
Atiku man. Is it PMB that's in charge of Osun, Kogi and other state yet to pay salaries?

Just asking sir

PMB is the petroleum minister, and PMS is like gold, if he was governor, there would be no state.
Just saying sir.

This country has been messed up big time by this Administration..