Ekiti Workers Claim Fayose Owes 8 Months Arrears And NOT 4 As Claimed

Workers in Ekiti State appear set for a showdown with Governor Ayo Fayose over his claim on a television station on Thursday that his administration is owing only four months arrears of salaries.

 The governor, was answering questions on the propriety of his presidential ambition when he was owing workers.

The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state, Raymond Ade Adesanmi, refuted the governor’s claim. Accoring to him, “Fayose owes various categories of workers under him between five and eight months arrears of salaries. Adesanmi disclosed that Fayose’s claim of owing just only four months arrears is already causing tension and disquiet among the workforce.

He advised government “to always come out with correct information to douse the raging tension in the system.” Speaking with reporters in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, Adesanmi said although the workers are still loyal to the government, they won’t tolerate comments about their welfare that could strain the relationship between the workforce and the government.

edited from The Nation