Ekiti Suspends Minimum Wage, Slashes Workers, Political Appointees’ Salaries

Ekiti State government, on Friday, announced the suspension the
Consequential Salary Adjustment (minimum wage) and a cut in the
salaries of workers and that of the political appointees.

The minimum wage was being enjoyed by workers on grade levels 07
to 12 since January. It has now been partially suspended for a
period of three months.

Workers on grade levels 01 and 06 were lucky, as their N30,000
minimum wage was not affected by the cut.

In December last year, labour unions in the state had threatened
to shut down activities of the state government if Governor Kayode
Fayemi failed to implement the N30,000 minimum wages and the
consequential adjustment to workers across board. Read it HERE.

Also, in March, activities at the Ekiti State House of Assembly
were on a total lockdown for over three hours, following a peaceful
protest by workers in the state over the contentious minimum
wage.

The cut was part of agreement reached on Friday in Ado-Ekiti,
the state capital, during the signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding, Mou, between the government and organised
labour.

Representing the government at the meeting were Head of Service,
Mrs Peju Babafemi; the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on
Labour Matters, Oluyemi Esan, and the Permanent Secretary, Office
of Establishment and Service Matters, Mr. Bayo Opeyemi.

The Chairmen, Nigerian Labour Congress, Kolapo Olatunde; his
counterpart in the Trade Union Congress, Sola Adigun, and that of
the Joint Negotiating Council Kayode Fatomiluyi, as well as their
Secretaries, signed on behalf of the labour centres.

Terms and conditions

Contained in the agreement, read by the TUC Chairman, Sola
Adigun, was the suspension of the consequential adjustment for
certain categories of workers for a period of three months— May to
July.

It was agreed that the salaries of political appointees be
slashed by 25 percent for a period of three months.

The pact also included that the release of the running grant for
the running of government office be reduced, while monthly meeting
of the Economic Review Committee was mandated to convene five days
after the meeting of the Federal Account Allocation Committee,
FAAC, to keep the workers abreast of the state’s financial
position.

Also, 10 percent internally generated revenue, being the state
responsibility to JAAC, be released to the local governments
henceforth.

Government assured that it won’t downsize or retrench any worker
as a result of the present economic crunch hitting the state.

Ekiti State government, on Friday, announced the suspension the
Consequential Salary Adjustment (minimum wage) and a cut in the
salaries of workers and that of the political appointees.

The minimum wage was being enjoyed by workers on grade levels 07
to 12 since January. It has now been partially suspended for a
period of three months.

Workers on grade levels 01 and 06 were lucky, as their N30,000
minimum wage was not affected by the cut.

In December last year, labour unions in the state had threatened
to shut down activities of the state government if Governor Kayode
Fayemi failed to implement the N30,000 minimum wages and the
consequential adjustment to workers across board. Read it HERE.

Also, in March, activities at the Ekiti State House of Assembly
were on a total lockdown for over three hours, following a peaceful
protest by workers in the state over the contentious minimum
wage.

The cut was part of agreement reached on Friday in Ado-Ekiti,
the state capital, during the signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding, Mou, between the government and organised
labour.

Representing the government at the meeting were Head of Service,
Mrs Peju Babafemi; the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on
Labour Matters, Oluyemi Esan, and the Permanent Secretary, Office
of Establishment and Service Matters, Mr. Bayo Opeyemi.

The Chairmen, Nigerian Labour Congress, Kolapo Olatunde; his
counterpart in the Trade Union Congress, Sola Adigun, and that of
the Joint Negotiating Council Kayode Fatomiluyi, as well as their
Secretaries, signed on behalf of the labour centres.

Terms and conditions

Contained in the agreement, read by the TUC Chairman, Sola
Adigun, was the suspension of the consequential adjustment for
certain categories of workers for a period of three months— May to
July.

It was agreed that the salaries of political appointees be
slashed by 25 percent for a period of three months.

The pact also included that the release of the running grant for
the running of government office be reduced, while monthly meeting
of the Economic Review Committee was mandated to convene five days
after the meeting of the Federal Account Allocation Committee,
FAAC, to keep the workers abreast of the state’s financial
position.

Also, 10 percent internally generated revenue, being the state
responsibility to JAAC, be released to the local governments
henceforth.

Government assured that it won’t downsize or retrench any worker
as a result of the present economic crunch hitting the state.