Second term ticket; Bello pays December, January salaries to Kogi workers

Bello pays December, January salaries to Kogi workers

The organised labour has commended the Kogi State government for the payment of December 2018 and January 2019 salaries and pensions to its workers and pensioners.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) gave the comendation in a statement issued in Lokoja on Sunday.

The statement, signed by the state Chairman of the NLC, Mr Onu Edoka and his TUC counterpart, Mr Ranti Ojo,
described the payment of the two month salaries and pensions as a huge relief.

” The payment of the two months salary arrears to workers and pensions would go a long way to reduce the suffering of the workers and pensioners,” the statement said.

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e labour leaders applauded government for keeping to its promise to defray the outstanding salary and pensions being owed workers and retirees.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that with the payment of the two months salaries, the workers are now being owed between six and 37 months salary arrears.