Organised Labour in Ondo state have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike on Tuesday over a backlog of unpaid salaries.
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Organised labour asked the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu to pay the backlog of owed salaries to the workers from the N20bn Paris Club refund received from the Federal Government by the State.
In a letter to the Governor dated November 9, 2018 and signed by the state chairmen of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Tayo Ogunleye, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Soladoye Ekundayo as well as the Joint Negotiating Council, Abel Oloniyo, respectively.
Organised labour in the state accused Rotimi Akeredolu of not consulting with the Unions in the state after the Paris Club refund was released by the Federal Government as agreed between the State government and the labour unions in the state.
According to the workers, industrial peace in the state might not be guaranteed if the government failed to pay the outstanding salaries on Tuesday as they threatened to resume the strike suspended on June 2016 in the state.
The letter sent to the State Governor read;
“We want to draw the attention of His Excellency to the recommendations of a committee on payment of six months arrears of salary to Ondo State workers set up by the state government that was submitted to Your Excellency in May 2017.
We also hold that the said agreement subsists between labour and the government of Ondo State irrespective of who mounts the mantle of leadership particularly when the state Head of Service remains the signatory to both the agreement and the committee report.
In view of the above, we call on the government to please pay in line with our agreement as analysed in our letter under reference on or before 12 noon Tuesday, November 13, 2018. “
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The Ondo State Commissioner of Information, Mr. Yemi Olowolabi however said the matter will be resolved before the commencement of strike.