The Chairman,
Nigeria Labour Congress,
Kogi State Chapter.
Sir,
STATE OF SALARY/PENSION PAYMENT AND SITUATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS/ PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS/PENSIONERS IN KOGI STATE
It is a fact well established that so much pains, suffering and hardship had accompanied the wicked regime of paying percentage monthly salaries and Pensions in the Local Government system. It is trite time to equivocally state that the leadership of NULGE, NUT, MHWU, NUP, and NASU has woefully failed us, abniotio. Since the inception of this Government and we vehemently declare a “VOTE OF ABSOLUTE NO CONFIDENCE” in their leadership.
The Local Government staffers, Primary School Teachers, Medical and Health Workers and the Pensioners are suffering and experiencing untold hardship under the current leadership of the unions and their inabilities to positively engaged the government for the betterment of their members welfare is seriously worrisome, unacceptable, and embarrassment to positive thinking and good leadership.
The concern civil servants and Pensioners under LG payroll after wide consultations and considerations wish to state the following conditions that must be met for us and our teaming supporters to remain as members of the unions other wise, we shall pull out of the unions since the right of Association is enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
THENDITIONS/POSITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- The leadership of NULGE should immediately withdraw her statement on the issue of 50% as a benchmark for workers salaries.
- The State Wing NUT Chairman, Comr. Ayodele Thomas should immediately resign from his position as the state Chairman, this is because he is no longer in active strictly speaking according to the civil service regulations and he cannot be a Chairman of a union he doesn’t belong.
- All the unions should publish the monthly salaries/Pensions paid to their members month by month from January, 2016 to date so that government will get to know the TRUE state of our welfares.
- The unions should further engaged the government for better welfares and demand for 100% 18K minimum wage monthly salaries and Pensions for the members.
- The unclear members who are not found wanting for Certificate forgery, should be cleared immediately and included in the
payroll. - November, 2020 salary/Pension should be paid without further delay and henceforth, there should be no delay payment in salaries and Pensions.
- Stating clearly the allocations received from the federal allocation meeting shared to the LGs through the joint Account from January, 2016 to date.
- The Unions should make a clear analysis of LG share of allocation in Kogi state and the staff strength, wage bill and payment done each month of allocation received.
- The union leaders should write petitions to the various authorities, human right organizations and also National Industrial Court (NIC) to ensure that the government becomes responsible in fulfilling the obligations (salaries & pensions)
- The Unions should do an independent staff and payroll auditing to ascertain the staffs strength and the financial implications, this will enable the unions engage the government better. The unions must demand for the immediate implementation of all outstanding promotions, payment of promotion arrears and yearly incrementals.
- The unions should demand for the return of payment of salary and Pension to the various LGAs and LGEAs.
- We reject regrading in totality, especially for those on clemency list, who got permission from their various LGAs and LGEAs for further studies and those that possess certificate that are hitterto acceptable by their employers for promotion.
NOTE: Laws cannot be retrogressive.
Lastly, all these above conditions be meet within 14 days.
Failure to agree to our demands, We shall commence immediate sensitization and mobilization of our members for the pulling out from all the mentioned Unions.
Thanks for your anticipated change and cooperation.
Long live kogi state
Long live the local government areas.
Comr. Abdullahi Rufai
The Coordinator
