Unhappy at the lukewarm attitude of Governor Ayodele Fayose to the payment of their salary arrears, angry Ekiti workers on Thursday forcefully chased away their colleagues who have resumed to their duty posts at the State Secretariat in Ado Ekiti.

The workers, under the aegis of Ekiti Workers Rescue Team, said it was wrong for Governor Ayodele Fayose , who accused former Governor Kayode Fayemi of insensitivity for owing one month
salary in 2014 to have betrayed the trust and confidence the workers reposed in him that earned him victory in 2014.

The Workers, who were led by former Chairmen of Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), Com Ayodeji Aluko and his counterpart in Trade Union Congress(TUC) , Com Kolawole Olaiya, accused the government of deceit over its commitment to defray between six and ten outstanding salaries being owed.

They began the protest at about 8.25am addressed the workers in front of the secretariat , where they ordered their members to leave their offices and begin an indefinite strike.

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), in a statement by its State President, Bunmi Ajimoko had earlier told his staff of their third tier across Ekiti to begin a strike, but was later called off due to undisclosed circumstances.

The irate workers also dissolved the state executives of the NLC and TUC, headed by Comrades Ade Adesanmi and Odunayo Adesoye respectively, alleging that they have become passive and shying away from carrying out their responsibilities as labour leaders.

The leaders had hardly ended their speeches when the workers stormed the offices and started chasing away their colleagues with cudgels.

They also observed a minute silence in honour of their members who had died due to financial incapacitation engendered by epileptic salary payment .

Addressing the workers , Aluko said: “Today, we are dissolving the executives of NLC and TUC in Ekiti and they stand dissolved , because their leaders, Ade Adesanmi and Odunayo Adesoye have lost their values. They are no longer talking about the welfare of the workers they were expected to defend.

“We decided not to do this protest before election, so that they won’t read political meanings to it. Workers have died, just because they are not paid. In 2014, Governor Fayose said any governor who owed just a month salary because he is building infrastructure doesn’t worth being a governor.

“Today, the governor is owing pensioners ten months, LG workers eight months and civil servants and teachers are owed six months. We are not fighting Governor Fayose but he must pay the workers.

“Shortly after the election, Fayose quickly paid six month salaries and furniture allowances of political office holders, then what becomes of our teeming workers?

“It was sad that Adesanmi and Adesoye decided to give Fayemi three months moratorium to pay workers when assumed office, when they were practically doing nothing to ensure that Governor Fayose doesn’t leave office a debtor governor as he promised.

“We hereby declare indefinite strike commencing from today and only the national secretariats of both TUC and NLC can negotiate on our behalf, because we no longer trust the State leaderships of the two congresses”, he said.

In another leaflet circulated by the workers under the aegis of Ekiti workers Rescue Team, they accused the labour leaders of getting a sum of N14 million as mobilization from Governor Fayose to enlist their backing for the July 14 governorship election.

When contacted, the state commissioner for information, Lanre Ogunsuyi said the head of service should be contacted on the industrial action adding that politicians are not on strike in the state.

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I no understand Nigerian government

Today, the governor is owing pensioners ten months, LG workers eight months and civil servants and teachers are owed six months. We are not fighting Governor Fayose but he must pay the workers.

This is the height of uselessness.
Even the #3000 he sent to them on the eve of the election day was reverted when he lost the election.
It is 99% certain he will embezzle the money without paying and see it as part of his severance pay in government, he will rot in Jail for all his atrocities most def!
Anyone that wished death for our PRESIDENT Buhari as this mad man did will definitely go before him!

fmzzy:
Fayose you are still my best man ever, whether you pay your workers salary or they are hungry i dont care.

Interesting!
You know when a 15 years old is playing with mommy's phone!

Nice

Good!

Fayose gave them all but they paid him back with evil

Lmao!!!

They should just pity this man now. Can't they see that he has been in pains? Anyway, fayose for president!!! Best candidate for PDP. He is the only candidate that can defeat buhari even in Daura. Wink!

abokibuhari:
Fayose gave them all but they paid him back with evil

Yes he gave them ponmo and boli..lol

Fayose is seriously pained by what they did to him. Hence, spending the rest of his term to tune up the tempo of punishment. Make una take heart ooo

Good

Moneytize:
Yes he gave them ponmo and boli..lol

Which all did he give o oga?

The unchained mad dog .......

I haven’t seen him channel TV these days again.

Ekiti people with drama...click like for Fayose, share for Fayemi

if you must even manage to work for the Nigerian government or rather any government organazation then let it be a federal job if not you will suffer and die

have manage to work for Uniben in the past four years and i must tell you they don't owe me nothing because it is federal

That time when Fayose goes around in Ekiti and eat at the road side with people, we warned the citizens of what Fayose is capable of doing they never listened.

hmmn

Fayose you are still my best man ever, whether you pay your workers salary or they are hungry i dont care.

eya, I know how it feels

Sometimes, if we could all sums up courage and do this to the government at all levels, maybe things would have been better.

Broke guys have no right to have sex .... If you don't have the energy to work , where do you get energy to sweat on top of someone's daughter

Shai, who slap mi

fmzzy:
Fayose you are still my best man ever, whether you pay your workers salary or they are hungry i dont care.

Interesting!
YOU know when a 15 years old is playing with mommy's phone!

he hasn't paid Ekiti salaries for months...then he recruits 2000 more workers in Ekiti before handing over......Are these politicians mad?

abokibuhari:
Fayose gave them all but they paid him back with evil

If I Ever See You Call Anybody Zombie On This Forum Eh, Na Firewood I Go Take Break Your Head.

They should holding very well, so that he will not give fayemi problem with workers

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abokibuhari:
Fayose gave them all but they paid him back with evil

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Yes, he gave them kpomo .

“Shortly after the election, Fayose quickly paid six month salaries and furniture allowances of political office holders, then what becomes of our teeming workers?

At least, all the pretence about being a friend of the masses is now over. Fayose paid six month salaries and furniture allowances of his political appointees but refused to pay the arrears of the poor working folks. Such a wicked soul.