Tension As Benue Govt’s Plan Mass Sack Of Over 200 Benue Links Staff Despite Owing Salaries

Benue State government under the leadership of
Governor Samuel Ortom has allegedly concluded
plans to lay off no fewer than 200 workers of
the state-owned transport company, Benue
Links Nigeria Limited.
This is due to the inability of the state to pay
staff of the company salaries for over nine
months.
The state governor has been battling to pay civil
servants’ salaries in the state since he took over
power, despite collecting several loans and bail
out funds from the federal government.
A competent insider hinted that the governor
only paid senior staff of the company three
times since he assumed office.
The source said seven major departments viz:
Administrative Department, Finance Department,
Maintenance Department, Commercial
Department and Traffic Department would be
affected by the impending sack.
According to the insider, many drivers had
abandoned their job since it became obvious
that the governor was not willing to pay.
His words, “As we speak, we only received
salaries thrice since Ortom assumed office. He
doesn’t care if people exist here. Many drivers
have left the job and the worst thing is that he
is planning to reduce workers. As we speak,
over 200 workers have been penned down for
retrenchment.
“The maintenance culture right now is poor.
Most of the buses, especially the ones plying
within the state are old and there’s no plan in
sight to acquire new ones,” the source added.
Our reporter observed that the struggling
company took off in Feb 1988 with an initial
fleet of only 10 buses offering transport services
within the state.
It grew and expanded across the country, thus,
by late 2000, it purchased over 20 Marcopolo
buses to boost its operations. However, checks
recently show that most of the vehicles have
been abandoned due to poor maintenance
culture.
Efforts to reach the Chief Press Secretary to
the governor, Terver Akase could not yield any
positive result as his phone remained
perpetually switched off.

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cc lalasticlala Dominique

Ok

If the governor wish to sack,let him pay the salaries owed and retirement benefits if there is any.

Kalaldi:
If the governor wish to sack,let him pay the salaries owed and retirement benefits if there is any.

gbam how can you sack folks you've not paid 9 months salaries.

Ortom is a big MISTAKE to Benue state.


Ortom is just there to kill, steal and destory.