Labour
unions in Osun State under the aegis of Osun State Joint Public Service
Negotiating Council have warned Governor Rauf Aregbesola against paying
workers half salaries for the month of March 2015.
The JNC said the plan to pay them half of their salaries for the
month of March was a violation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed
by both parties before the workers suspended their strike. A copy of
the communiqué was made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on
Friday.
The letter which was signed by the Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress,
Mr. Jacob Adekomi; Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Mr. Wakeel
Amudah and others urged Aregbesola to direct the Accountant General of
the state and the Accountant of the Ministry of Local Government not to
release the half salaries.
The workers said they would decide on the next line of action to take
should the governor refuse to rescind the decision to pay them half
salaries.
The communiqué read, “It was on record that bailout of N34.988bn was
released to this state on Thursday 3rd of September, 2015 according to
the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele and instead
of the government fulfilling her own side of the deal by carrying out
section 3(f) of the MoU signed with the labour on the 13th and 29th July
respectively, reverse was the case.
“The information released through the Head of Service on the payment
of outstanding salaries on Wednesday was completely opposite the spirit
of the existing MoU which had generated palpable tension among the
workers and the entire people of Osun State.
“That government should effect immediate implementation of the MoU
signed on Monday 13th July, 2015. That labour movements in the state
reject in its entirety the payment of half salaries as announced by the
Head of Service on Wednesday 9th, September, 2015 and should not be paid
into workers’ accounts.”
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