According to
Fayose's aide Lere Olayinka,Ekiti state workers have suspended their strike.
Details later
Update: Ekiti
workers suspend strike ...sign agreement with govt
Civil servants in
Ekiti State on Friday suspended their four-week-old strike following the
signing of an agreement with the state government.
At a ceremony in
Ado-Ekiti, the state government and the central labour unions agreed to a
seven-point deal.
On the government
side were the Secretary to the Government, Dr Mrs Modupe Alade, the Head of
Service, Dr Gbenga Faseluka and the Chief of Staff, Chief Dipo Anisulowo.
On the side of the
labour were the Chairman, Joint Negotiating Council, Comrade Oladipo Johnson,
the State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ade Adesanmi
and State Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Odunayo Adesoye.
Among the
resolutions agreed to were that the state government should within seven days
conclude its request with commercial banks to restructure personal loans
granted public servants with a view to giving them relief from loan repayment;
payment of January 2016 salary immediately and the payment of February salary
as soon as Budget Support Fund is available.
Others were giving
priority to government's obligations to public servants, payment of September
2014 salary of primary school teachers as well as Leave Bonus of local
government employees.
The others were
making N10 million available monthly to gradually defray outstanding
gratuities, release the report of the 2015 staff verification exercise and
making monthly provision for capacity building of public servants.
Speaking on the
development, the Head of Service, Dr Gbenga Faseluka, expressed appreciation
for the understanding shown by the labour leaders and the commitment of
Governor Ayodele Fayose to ensure industrial harmony in the state.
He said the gap in
the payment of salaries arose following the understanding between labour and
government last September that the state's resources and statutory allocations
were no longer adequate to pay salaries and there was need to merge two
allocations to pay a month's salary.
"When you have
such a situation on hand, it is obvious that when you get to 12 months, there
would be a gap of six months. The arrangement started and we were combining two
allocations to pay a month salary. The state government appreciates the workers
and value their support and cooperation," he said.
The JNC Chairman,
Comrade Oladipo Johnson, said the suspension of the strike would allow for
further consultations and expressed thanks to workers for their support during the strike.
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