Ondo workers reject fractional payment
Ondo state workers over the weekend rejected an offer of percentage or fractional payment of outstanding salaries and pensions.
The governor had promised to effect the payment of the outstanding salaries and pensions from the second tranche of N7 billion Paris Club debt refund by the Federal Government after meeting with the labour unions.
During the meeting with the labour union in Akure, the governor, Rotimi Akeredolu
Akeredolu said, only 75 per cent of the amount received would be expended on payment of the outstanding salary arrears while the balance would be for capital projects.
The worker’s objection was contained in a letter to the governor and jointly signed by Chairmen of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in the state, Bose Daramola and Sola Ekundayo for Trade Union Congress, TUC and Sunday Adeleye of JNC.
Recalled that Akeredolu administration inherited salary arrears of six months from the immediate past administration in the state.
At the meeting with labour leaders, the governor told them that the amount remaining after some deductions including the local government share of 25 per cent of the amount would not be enough to pay the September 2016 arrears.
He, therefore, suggested that all workers in all grade levels be paid 80 per cent of their salary for September 2016
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