After a failed attempt to stop them, Governor Fayose is now joining Ekiti workers in their strike...
Reports have it that Governor Ayo Fayose has embarked on an indefinite
strike in solidarity with workers of the state civil service, who have
been on strike for almost two weeks.
Fayose said the solidarity strike became expedient to show concerns with
the workers, who he has not been able to pay their legitimate salaries
in the last five months.
The Governor made this declaration in Ado Ekiti in a broadcast shown on media based in Ekiti.
To calm down frayed nerves, the Governor in the broadcast said he had
paid the January salaries of local government workers, primary school
teachers and subventions to tertiary institutions in the state.
The workers, under the auspices of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade
Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Negotiation Council (JNC), had last
week Wednesday called out workers for indefinite strike, when it became
apparent the Governor has not been responding positively to their
yearnings.
The state's Chairmen of TUC, Com. Odunayo Adesoye; NLC, Com. Ade
Adesanmi; and JNC Secretary, Com. Blessing Oladele, were particularly
irked by the statement credited to Fayose, averring that he won’t sell
his family to pay workers.
The workers described the statement as "not only insensitive but inflammatory".
Governor Fayose is however appealing to the workers for understanding, hoping that things would change.
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