Osun To Commence Payment Of Workers’ Salaries

All things being quall, workers in the Osun State government payroll may soon begin to smile. At the meeting held between the government and the workers’ union, the Nigeria Labour Congress, held on Wednesday, the government agreed to pay the workers soon.

The state governor, Rauf Aregbesola had promised to pay the aggrieved workers before the Salah celebration next week.

At Wednesday’s meeting in Osogbo, a fresh Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the government and the labour union.

It was agreed that government will pay the balance of half payment made to the workers for January and February, while local government workers and primary school teachers will be paid the balance of March and April, 2015 salaries as well as full payment of May and June.

Also, state pensioners would be paid the balance of December 2014 as well as full payment of January, February and March 2015 pensions. Also, local government pensioners and primary school pensioners will be paid their pensions up to June 2015.

The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Gboyega Oyetola; Head of Service, Sunday Owoeye; Solicitor General/ PS Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Abiola Adewemimo; PS Local Government, Mufutau Oluwadare; PS, Finance, Leye Aina; PS, Human Resources, Sunday Olajide; and Accountant General, Tayo Kolawole signed on behalf of the government.

The Chairman, Joint Negotiation Council, Bayo Adejumo; Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Jacob Adekomi; Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Olatunde Ogunniyi; Labour representatives, Gbenga Oyebode; Richard Oyegbami; Mrs Toyin Idowu; Alade Amudah and Kunle Ogundepo signed on behalf of the workers.

It was agreed by the parties that the “bailout loan will be disbursed to cover the payment of outstanding salaries for the months of January to June, 2015, as well as deductions from salaries of September and December 2014 and the balance of 2013 and 2014 leave allowances for the state workers.”