Governor Ayodele Fayose has been officially named a Comrade by workers
under the aegis of Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and Trade Union
Congress(TUC).
The event took place inside the main bowl of Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in Ado Ekiti.
According
to Lere Olayinka, the governor’s aide, he was decorated with a muffler
with the inscription 'Comrade Ayodele Fayose' by Ekiti State NLC
Chairman, Prince Ade Adesanmi and the Ekiti State TUC Chairman, Comrade
Odunayo Adesoye.
The anchor of the programme said Fayose was honoured for his outstanding
leadership qualities, especially for the way he handled the herdsmen
menace.
He said: "Unionism is not all about salary payment, we would have
conferred this title on you since last year but for the unfortunate
demise of 7 of our colleagues. Your stance on the nefarious activities
of herdsmen remains a template across Nigeria. That is leadership.
"Promotion of over 15,000 workers that
you approved in one fell swoop has been on the table for more than 3
years before you took over. Security crack teams set up by your
administration has in no small measure reduced criminality in the state.
"These steps are commendable.
Your effort at empowering Ekiti women we must also commend, these
amongst other rare feats attained during your tenure are the reasons for
conferring on you the title Comrade Governor."
Fayose was dressed in a shirt and white short with a red fez cap.
The Nation reports that there was a drama at the celebration when workers demanded payment of their salaries.
As the governor was rounding off his address, the workers shouted “salary! salary!! salary!!!” Some of them shouted: “Osoko, we are hungry.”
Responding to them, he said: “I can
only pay your salaries when I get cash backing from Abuja. At times, we
get cash backing three weeks after we held FAAC meetings.”
The state workers are owed six months arrears while local government employees have not been paid for seven months.
Governor Ayodele Fayose
has been officially named a Comrade by workers under the aegis of
Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and Trade Union Congress(TUC).
NAIJ.com gathered that he was conferred with the title on Monday, May 1,
during a programme organised in celebration of the 2017 Workers' Day.
The event took place inside the main bowl of Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in
Ado Ekiti.
According to Lere Olayinka, the governor’s aide, he was decorated with a
muffler with the inscription 'Comrade Ayodele Fayose' by Ekiti State
NLC Chairman, Prince Ade Adesanmi and the Ekiti State TUC Chairman,
Comrade Odunayo Adesoye. Read more: https://www.naij.com/1102279-labour-confers-fayose-title-photos.html
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