A United Kingdom based Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain from Ekiti State, Hon Opeyemi Falegan criticized Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State for “not taking workers salary serious” saying regular payment of the State workforce should have been his priority
He said the Governor should have given high priority to the workers salary because Ekiti could be a regarded as a pure civil service state which has no industry that could assist to boost the economy of the state.
Falegan who stated this in a release made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, said he was moved to react following the industrial action embarked on by the State Civil servants over non payment of five months salary arrears and allowances.
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The development came few days after the national Strike called by NLC/TUC over the increase in the pump price of petrol from 86 naira to 145 naira per litre by the federal government has just been called off for further negotiation between the labour Unions and government.
“It is the responsibility of every responsible and responsive government to accord the plights of its citizenry, especially the Civil servants a priority in order to encourage and motivate them in the course of their duties”.
The idea and new style of owing civil servants, months of salaries and allowances by some State governors across the Country is becoming unacceptable and uncouth, especially in the eye of the current skyrocketing prices of goods and services which has resulted in untold hardship on the
people.
It is an understatement or to say the least, that Nigerians are suffering in the midst of abundance now and for any state governor to, at the same time,look other way in pretense by not paying salaries and allowances of the workers, as and when due is nothing but wickedness and barbaric.
