Barr. Kayode Ajulo, has described President’s
directive to states who are owing their
workers outstanding salary payments running
into months to pay up as a matter of urgency,
as “appropriate and commendable”.
Ajulo, who is the founder of Egalitarian
Mission- an NGO established to champion the
cause of the downtrodden and masses in
general, stated this while responding to
questions from journalists in his office at the
LP Secretariat in Abuja.
Noting that productivity and even national
development was dependent on job
satisfaction on on the part of workers, he said
the lingering dilemma of unpaid salaries on
the part of some affected state government
had been a major source of concern to the
Labour Party.
“As the last bastion of the Nigerian Worker
and the masses in general, I find it horrifying
that state governments have deprived their
workers of their worthy remuneration for as
long as six months.
“Even the scriptures state categorically that
‘the labour is worthy of his wages’ while
further directing employers not to withold the
wages of their employees. We wonder why
these state governments have subjected their
workers to hardship in this manner,” he said.
The National Secretary commended President
Buhari for his directive to the governors of the
affected states.
“We had raised an alarm over this dilemma
when we learnt of this disturbing
development, asking the President to
intervene in this matter.
“We are pleased that he has directed the
state governors to resolve the issue as a
matter of urgency.
“We believe this reveals President Buhari to
be a listening president who has the interests
of workers and Nigerians in general at heart,”
he said.
The Labour Party National Secretary also
stated that it is expected that the governors
of the state would respond promptly and
thereby alleviate the sufferings inflicted on
their workers by the arrears of salaries owed.
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