Ado-Ekiti- There is a cleavage in Ekiti State Trade Union Congress, TUC. The Union is divided into an anti- and pro- government factions as a result of the Governor Ayo Fayose government’s decision to shun payment of salary areas to civil servants and outstanding pensions after the state’s account was credited with N9.6 billion bailout. A former TUC Chairman Mr. Kolawole Olaiya had reportedly given the state government a deadline of Tuesday to credit the accounts of civil servants with the arrears of their September 2014 salaries, 2014 and 2015 leave bonuses among other benefits, or face a massive protest that would cripple governance in the state.
But in a swift reaction, Comrade Adesoye Odunayo Adedayo, the extant TUC chairman in the state, dismissed Olaiya’s threats as mere rantings from an usurper, saying “the fear raised by Olaiya is unfounded and baseless.
However, the governor has allayed fears of workers in the state over the payment of their salary arrears with the recently disbursed Federal Government bail out funds.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Idowu Adelusi assured that the state governor would find a way to address the concerns of the pensioners regarding the payment of their gratuities.
The governor had disclosed last Tuesday that the state’s account had been credited and that the money would be used to pay arrears of workers and that he would not divert the money from the purpose it was meant for.
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