Oyo State Labour Unions have unanimously called the state governor, Seyi Makinde to urgently attend to its utmost demands as the fuel subsidy continues to bite harder.
The call was made on Wednesday at the Nigeria Labour Congress’ House, American Quarters,Gate Ibadan.
The meeting which drew all factions of the labour unions under the most respectable bodies Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Unions Congress, TUC and the Joint Negotiation Council occurred in a hot four-hour session.
Speaking, the Chairperson, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC , Comrade Kayode Martins said the unions feel the excruciating pain of Nigerians, especially the state citizens in spate of the fuel removal subsidy, couple of weeks ago.
The NLC Chairperson, Kayode Martins noted that the entire Unions in the State have unanimously agreed to speak out to the state government led by Seyi Makinde who has refused to approve payments of its members’ fund including salary deductions, palliative for workers, continued payment of pensions, formalisation of recently promoted state workers and continued payment of retired workers’ gratuities on or before Monday 24 July to avert its unfriendly industrial disharmony despite several letters in its respect.
In his reaction, the state chairman ,Trade Union Council,TUC, Comrade Olatunbosun Olabiyi said the federal government has consistently fail to carry its parent body along in its policies even over its proposed disbursement of 500Billion naira in the country.
Meanwhile, Olabiyi called the government at all levels to expedite actions in respect of its intended palliatives towards cushioning the evil effects of removal of fuel subsidy as to enable peaceful atmosphere in the country.
