Salaries: Ondo Workers Protest

Ondo State workers yesterday in Akure, the state capital, marched on the office of the accountant general at Alagbaka to demand for payment of their three- month salary arrears
The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions, such as “Ondo Government, where is our bailout money?”; “Accountant General must go”; “N14:68bn bailout fund fixed by Mimiko”; “Hardship is getting worse”, among others.

The protest was led by the state Chairman, Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), Comrade Sunday Adeleye.
He decried the government’s failure to pay their salaries, despite receiving bailout fund from the Federal Government.
Adeleye gave the government 24 hours to pay all outstanding salaries and deductions.
He called for the removal of the accountant general for allegedly refusing to pay their outstanding salaries.
Addressing the protesters, Head of Service Toyin Akinkuotu assured that the workers would receive their salaries soon.
Akinkuotu said all outstanding salaries would be paid, adding that the government would also pay their two months deductions of May and June.
According to him, government is fully committed to the payment of workers salaries and their welfare packages but must ensure that only genuine workers are paid.
Akinkuotu attributed the delay in payment to the anomalies discovered during the just concluded verification in the civil service.
He said the exercise was almost completed.
The Nation.