Ogun State workers have called out the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun over 17 months unpaid salary deductions.
The workers lamented that many have died because Governor Abiodun failed to pay their entitlements.
However, according to a statement by the Ogun State Salary Earners’ Co-operative Thrift and Credit Union Limited, “Children of many of our members have dropped out of school over their parents’ inability to fund their education.”
“The unremitted co-operative deductions have run into billions of Naira. Many letters written to Gov. Abiodun, the Head of Service and others were ignored.”
“There is the inability of our members to take care of their immediate and extended family’s welfare.”
“There is also the inability to give out loans to our co-operative members.”
“We appeal to the Executive Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun to look into the 17 months Co-operative deductions outstanding owed our members, to reduce the number of deaths recorded among our members.”
Some of the workers that expressed their utmost dissatisfaction with the Governor said; “Gov. Abiodun has on many occasions promised to make workers’ welfare his priority.”
“During the 2021 Workers Day celebration at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun promised to clear the deductions, but nothing has been done since then.”
“Governor Abiodun inherited zero unremitted cooperative deductions, but has since championed owing 17 months since he assumed office in 2019.”