Fayemi Is Given A 21-Day Deadline By Ekiti Employees On Unpaid Rights.

Workers in Ekiti State have given the state government 21 days to pay backlogs of their arrears or face retaliation from the workforce.

Considering the hard economic realities of today, they claimed that not receiving their entitlements had made life intolerable for them.

The employees lamented the frequent kidnappings that have occurred recently in the state while acting on behalf of Trade Union Congress, and they urged the government and security forces “to rapidly rise to the challenge and nip it in the bud.”

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At the conclusion of its meeting, the TUC State said in a statement signed by its chairman, Sola Adigun, and secretary, Yomi Peters, that Governor Kayode Fayemi had promised to pay off all outstanding bills before the end of his term in October. The statement added that Fayemi still had the next 21 days to keep his word.

Remittance of already deducted dues, including co-operative deductions, repayment of contributory pension bank loans, and NHF fund, to the relevant quarters, were among Adigun and Peters’ demands.

After almost two years of being in effect in the state, they lamented the fact that the majority of TUC members had not profited from the new minimum wage and urged the government to “impose the minimum wage across the board for all workers without further delay.”

The union urged the government to make sure that those who were spared from the 2018-2019 promotion exercise were swiftly identified for financial reward while also pointing out that it was applied selectively.

The workers also took issue with the state’s accountant general’s decision to discontinue the cooperative savings of Ekiti workers due to the suspected presence of a syndicate working in her office.