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The Ekiti chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress has said workers in the State would no longer take payment of one salary per month from Governor Ayodele Fayose.
This is just as the NLC told Fayose to pay two months salaries and pension per month till the expiration of his tenure in October.
The labor union reached the decision after a State Executive Council Meeting in Ado Ekiti on Saturday.
“The Ekiti State Government appeared not to be ready to fulfill its pledge of defraying the longstanding gratuity, pension, salaries and deductions for workers before the end of the tenure of the present government,” the labour body said.
“That the situation about the outstanding salaries is even worse with the local government workers and primary school teachers in the state.
“That the situation has reached an unbearable level with workers of Ekiti State as thereby put the name and integrity of the labor leaders at stake, hence, they could not stand and fold their arms.
“With just two months left behind for this government to finish its tenure, workers of Ekiti State are now hopeless about the payment of the outstanding of salaries, pension, gratuity and deductions owed by the state government more so that there are no convincing strategies in place to fulfill the promise that this administration will not leave as a debtor.
“Sequel to this, leaders are now in a difficult position to convince workers of the State on the need to endure further.
“We are hereby saying that failure to address this pitiable and emphatic situation of workers in Ekiti State, the leadership of labor in the State may not be able to guarantee industrial harmony in the State.”