Workers in Ekiti State have given the state government 21 days to pay their debts or face the possibility of industrial action.
According to them, nonpayment of the benefits had made life difficult for them in light of the current harsh economic conditions.
The workers, under the auspices of the Trade Union Congress, also decried the recent spate of kidnappings in the state and urged the government and security services to “rise to the occasion and nip it in the bud”
In a communiqué signed by TUC State Chairman, Sola Adigun, and Secretary, Yomi Peters, at the end of its meeting, the body said Governor Kayode Fayemi promised to offset all arrears of payment before the expiration of his tenure in October, noting that he still had the opportunity of the next 21 days to redeem the promise.
Adigun and Peters listed their demands to include: remittance of already deducted dues such as co-operative deductions, contributory pension bank loans repayment, NHF fund, to the appropriate quarters.
They lamented that most members of TUC had not benefited from the new minimum wage after almost two years of implementation in the state, and called on the government “to implement the minimum wage across the board for all workers without further delay.”
While also noting that the 2018-2019 promotion exercise was selectively implemented, the union called on the government to ensure that others exempted should be immediately captured for financial remuneration.
