The Ogun State, Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Friday released N2 billion for four months to offset part of Global Cooperative deductions, a debt profile inherited from the past administration, with a promise to settle the rest of the deductions by releasing N1billion quarterly until all the deductions made are defrayed.
Penpushing reports that, Chairman, Trade Union Congress, Ogun State branch, Comrade Akeem Lasisi, disclosed this at a press conference after a meeting between the leaders of Labour and Pensioners’ Unions and Governor at his, Oke-Mosan office, Abeokuta.
The Chairman said in similar vein, the Governor released another N1billion for state and local government pensioners’ gratuities, adding that the new gratuities is a 100 percent increment from the earlier quarterly payment of N500m he had earlier commenced last year.
“We had a fruitful meeting with the governor today. This is a follow-up to other meetings we had before. In the meeting, we told the governor that workers are tensed up and restless due to non- payment of their deductions and the Governor agreed to do something about it”, he said.
“I am glad to inform you that he has directed the immediate release of N1bn for the payment of gratuiities and that N1bn will be released on quarterly basis for the Pensioners. As at today, four months of global deductions has been paid and the governor also promised to do this on quarterly basis” he explained.
Penpushing further reports that, Lasisi also said the Governor has promised that promotion letters for 2018 will be fully implemented by the new year while promotion entitlement for 2019 would commence by March next year adding that he also assured workers to expect to enjoy their promotion entitlements for 2020 from between May or June next year.
The State Chairman, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Comrade Waidi Oloyede,in his remarks appreciated the State Government for the gesture and lauded the Governor for accepting to look into the monthly increment, saying that some of pensioners collect as low as N5,000, as monthly pension.
The secretary of the pension union, Dr Bola Lawal in his contribution, said, as a responsible union, its members would not embark on any form of protest without informing the government, noting that the last protest was done by an association and not his union explaining that there is a difference between an association and a union”.
Penpushing also reports that, the State Chairman, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSON) and Chairman Joint Negotiations Committee, Comrade Isa Olude, called for commitment on the part of the parties involved to build trust and avoid misunderstanding.
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