The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to disgrace
Governors who have refused to pay complete salaries to workers, after
receiving bailout funds...
President of the congress, Ayuba Wabba, said this at the national
executive council meeting of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational
and Associated Institutions (NASU) on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to Wabba, 10 out of the 36 states, are particularly guilty of the offence.
“The congress has directed all states chapters whose members
are owed more than three months’ salaries arrears to declare an
industrial action and we have promised to name and shame them,” he said.
“The states include Imo that has been paying workers’ salaries
in percentage and has not declared utilisation of the bailout fund and
Paris club refund.
“They paid 40 percent pension to their pensioners without their
consent and provided a form for them to sign under duress. That is not
allowed in law.
“We have Bayelsa which has between five to 10 months’ arrears,
Ondo is owing between four and six, Ekiti, (five to eight), Benue (five
to eight) and Kogi which is the worst case scenario.
“We have three categories of workers in Kogi. We have 40
percent that are being paid up to date, we have 25 percent that had not
been paid between eight and sixteen months.
“We also have another 25 percent that have not been paid between eight and twenty-one months.
“In all the sectors, they have categorised the workers into three categories,” he said.
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