The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ondo State has expressed fears that workers in the public service would experience a bleak yuletide celebration owing to percentage payment of salaries by the State Government.
It pleaded with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to allow his administration wear a human face in the yuletide celebration to avoid many residents in the State falling into depression as a result of government policies.
The Ondo PDP, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kennedy Peretei, said Governor Akeredolu was still owing six months salaries despite the N18.2bn received in tranches as bail out from the Federal Government.
It stated that leadership of Organised Labour Unions have lost steam and became ineffective in demanding for the rights of workers.
According to the statement: “The sorrows and pains of workers in Ondo State are the worst in the South West.
“Neighbouring States with less revenue are doing projects and paying staff salaries. Workers in Ondo State have become butt of jokes, unable to meet the challenges of everyday existence.
“It has never been this bad in the state. For a ‘Civil Servants State’, the APC Government has abridged every opening for the people to live a meaningful life. Artisans and market women all groan under the cluelessness of the incumbent administration.”
But Ondo Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, said the Government would ensure workers in the public service enjoy a pleasant season.
Ojogo said the PDP lacked the moral status to defend its former victims the current Akeredolu-led administration is striving hard to bring out of an eight-year old economic strangulation.
“We will, therefore, unlike the doomsday ilk that held sway before us, rather focus on exploring means to measure up with our avowed commitment to workers welfare than dispensing the state’s commonwealth to bribe higher powers for political stability as was the case before now.
“This Government will ensure workers in the public service enjoy a very pleasant season. The next one week will manifest Government’s seriousness in this regard. Workers will smile, as further deeper positive thoughts are already firmed up to ease economic challenges imposed on all of us by the global financial straits.
“Workers in the State public service are already well acquainted with the pretentious posturing of the PDP. They know too well that there could not have been a better advertisement of hypocritical vices by their immediate past tormentors.”
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ondo State has expressed fears that workers in the public service would experience a bleak yuletide celebration owing to percentage payment of salaries by the State Government.
It pleaded with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to allow his administration wear a human face in the yuletide celebration to avoid many residents in the State falling into depression as a result of government policies.
The Ondo PDP, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kennedy Peretei, said Governor Akeredolu was still owing six months salaries despite the N18.2bn received in tranches as bail out from the Federal Government.
It stated that leadership of Organised Labour Unions have lost steam and became ineffective in demanding for the rights of workers.
According to the statement: “The sorrows and pains of workers in Ondo State are the worst in the South West.
“Neighbouring States with less revenue are doing projects and paying staff salaries. Workers in Ondo State have become butt of jokes, unable to meet the challenges of everyday existence.
“It has never been this bad in the state. For a ‘Civil Servants State’, the APC Government has abridged every opening for the people to live a meaningful life. Artisans and market women all groan under the cluelessness of the incumbent administration.”
But Ondo Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, said the Government would ensure workers in the public service enjoy a pleasant season.
Ojogo said the PDP lacked the moral status to defend its former victims the current Akeredolu-led administration is striving hard to bring out of an eight-year old economic strangulation.
“We will, therefore, unlike the doomsday ilk that held sway before us, rather focus on exploring means to measure up with our avowed commitment to workers welfare than dispensing the state’s commonwealth to bribe higher powers for political stability as was the case before now.
“This Government will ensure workers in the public service enjoy a very pleasant season. The next one week will manifest Government’s seriousness in this regard. Workers will smile, as further deeper positive thoughts are already firmed up to ease economic challenges imposed on all of us by the global financial straits.
“Workers in the State public service are already well acquainted with the pretentious posturing of the PDP. They know too well that there could not have been a better advertisement of hypocritical vices by their immediate past tormentors.”
