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The workers of Ekiti State have issued a 21-day
ultimatum to the government of Ekiti state within which to pay them their
arrears or risk industrial action.
They complained that the non-payment of their
entitlements had caused them unbearable hardship in the face of present harsh
economic realities.
The workers using the platform of the Trade Union
Congress also lamented the incessant kidnappings in the state and urged the
state government and security agencies to hasten all they needed to do to stop
the problem before it degenerates further.
In a communiqué signed by TUC State Chairman Sola
Adigun and Secretary Yomi Peters, at the end of its meeting, the body gave
Governor Kayode Fayemi 21 days to make good his promise to offset all arrears
of payment before the expiration of his tenure in October.
Furthermore, the body listed their demands, including
remittance of already deducted dues such as co-operative deductions,
contributory pension bank loan repayment, and NHF fund to the appropriate
quarters.
They complained bitterly that most of their members are
yet to benefit from the new minimum wage after almost two years of
implementation in the state. He called the government "to implement the
minimum wage across the board for all workers without further delay."
In addition, he noted that the 2018-2019 promotion
exercise was selectively implemented; hence, he asked the state government to
immediately remunerate those exempted from the exercise.
Finally, the TUC also called out the State's
Accountant-General due to her refusal to continue with co-operative savings of
Ekiti workers due to the alleged presence of some syndicate operating in her
office.
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