The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has instructed a three-member committee to engage with the organized labor leadership in order to finalize proposals for palliative measures.
These measures aim to mitigate the impact of the subsidy removal on the citizens.
The governor has given the committee and labor leaders a one-week timeframe to come up with their recommendations. Once the committee reports back, the governor will then make an official decision on which options are feasible for implementation.
In a statement issued on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Yinka Oyebode, it was emphasized that the government alone cannot decide on the appropriate palliative measures.
Hence, the involvement of the organized labor leadership is crucial to ensure a comprehensive and effective approach.
Governor Oyebanji highlighted that the proposed palliative measures will not only address the concerns of the general public but will also take into consideration the welfare of pensioners and individuals working in the informal sector of the economy.
He noted that the governor, at the meeting with the leadership of the organised labour, also commended the leadership of labour unions in the state as well as the citizens for their understanding, stressing that the government was determined to ease the pains occasioned by the subsidy removal.
In attendance at the meeting were the State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Olatunde Kolapo; the Chairman, Trade Union Congress, Sola Adigun; and the Chairman of the Joint Negotiating Committee, Babatope Ajoloko, and other officials of the unions.
The government’s three-man committee included the state Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Akin Oyebode (Chairman), the Head of Service, Bamidele Agbede and the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Oyebanji Filani.
