START EXPECTING BANK ALERTS OF YOUR OUTSTANDING DEDUCTIONS, AMOSUN RAISES HOPE OF OGUN WORKERS
The Governor said this was in fulfillment of his promise not to owe any worker by the end of his tenure on May 29, explaining that the release of N10.8billion was to offset deductions adding that “in addition to the release of the salary deductions, we would also pay full April salaries with a sum of N9.4bn, to make it a total of N20.2bn.”
Penpushing further reports that, in similar vein, the Governor announced that outstanding leave bonus will be paid as from next week, just as gratuities of retirees till May 2017 would also be cleared by his government.
The Governor while speaking on the Contributory Pension Scheme, described it as truly a beautiful programme that was wrongly implemented, because, “there ought to be a sinking fund for it to be successful, which was never on ground”.
Penpushing also reports that , Amosun urged the leadership of labour unions and workers in the State to keep the flag flying, reiterating his administration’s commitment not to abandon any project, stating, “though we are not where we should be, but clearly, we are not where we used to be. I am happy that we are leaving Ogun State better than we met it”.
The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in Ogun State, Emmanuel Bankole, while reacting to the gesture of the governor, in an interview with journalists said, “this is a welcome development and when paid, it will have great effect on the economy of the state as workers would engage in buying and selling.”
Penpushing reports that, the Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), in the State, Comrade Bunmi Fajobi on his part said, “we are very happy receiving the news, the governor did not disappoint us”.
Meanwhile, Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Osinowo, answering questions from journalists on the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage by the state government, said, “the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission will still come out with a circular to all states on staff emoluments and immediately we have it from them, we would work on it.”
