Government workers in Ekiti State who embark on strike without following due process should be ready to lose their salaries during such industrial action, Governor Ayo Fayose has warned.

Fayose gave the warning yesterday evening in Ado Ekiti while appearing on his monthly media chat, Meet Your Governor.

He also denied awarding contracts for the construction of Erekesan Market, Airport and flyover to his children, family members and cronies.

Fayose’s latest hard stance was coming on the heels of a two-day warning industrial action by primary school teachers last week to protest non-payment of September 2014 salaries and 2014 leave bonus.

According to him, the state would henceforth divert salaries of striking workers to those ready to show concerns and understanding with the parlous economic situation of the state.

He said: ”Since I came back, Ekiti is financially challenged. I have not hidden the financial position of the state from workers, particularly the teachers, because they are the set of people I have shown so much love for.

“I celebrate them on annual basis.

Even during my first term, people called me Teachers’ Governor due to my love for them.

“But the strike they embarked on recently could have been resolved without any crisis if we had dialogued.

“They said respect beget respect. Every worker in the state knew how much Ekiti takes after FAAC in Abuja because I used to lay it bare on the table.

“We should also know that the people who are not salary earners must be taken care of. We can’t be paying salary and neglect other people from having access to facilities like good roads, good water supply and this market I just flagged.

“So, I enjoin the workers to show some level of understanding that we have to balance the two, I mean paying salary as the money comes and also help the masses as well.

“There is nowhere in the world where the entire budgetary provision will be centre around recurrent expenditure.”

On the recent visit to his Osun State counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, Fayose said: “Governor Aregbesola is my very good friend. It is only in Nigeria where two friends in different political parties won’t be free to greet each other.

“My visit to governor Aregbesola is in Yoruba’s interest.

“We have to forget about our political differences and build Yoruba into a huge political force in Nigeria.”

http://www.ekitionline.com.ng/fayose-workers-strike-forget-salaries/

Lalasticlala

Good

noted.

This teachers self,they selfish ooo,calling for September salary and leave allowance 2014 then went on strike. It is not fare,we need to carry some act judiciously in this country. This guy(Fayose) is trying and he is doing his best to carry everyone along. Ekiti ppl should understand jor

So d corn eater never even pay septembr 2014 salary na im dey criticize d govt of d day??!

dis guy nor fit for governor,olorun.ekiti pple yaff suffer

Khd95:
So d corn eater never even pay septembr 2014 salary na im dey criticize d govt of d day??!

dis guy nor fit for governor,olorun.ekiti pple yaff suffer

For ur info fayemi administration didn't pay August and September salary. Fayose became d governor october

Khd95:
So d corn eater never even pay septembr 2014 salary na im dey criticize d govt of d day??!

dis guy nor fit for governor,olorun.ekiti pple yaff suffer

And his supporters call Buhari scam.
I just wonder wetin dem go call sm

Wanice:
For ur info fayemi administration didn't pay August and September salary. Fayose became d governor october

there is no excuse for him not to pay a particular month salary and jump to another month to start paying, that's scam of the highest order. It's worse than owing 1year salary because there's hope for payment whenever the debtor says he wants to pay unlike owing a specific month and you start paying subsequent month, what do you think the genuine excuse could have been to warrant such?