Imo Workers Agitate Over Non Payment Of January Salary.

. State Govt May Pay Two Months Arrears In Feb

A Scene From workers Protest In Imo.

BY UCHE UFOMADU

Civil Servants in Imo State are worried that they have not received their January 2016 Salary.

The non- payment of salaries is coming barely a month the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC and workers in Imo State went on protest over the suspension of 3,000 workers in 19 parastatals and agencies by the Imo State government.

They were later recalled after the State government signed an agreement with Labour to concede 70% of the total revenue accrued to the State to payment of workers salaries in the State

.Some of the workers who spoke to this online newspaper said they are still surprised why they have not been paid for the month of January.

“This is almost the end of February, yet we have not received pay for the month of January 2016” said a staff of one of the ministries who spoke on condition of anonymity.

No word has emanated from officials of the Imo State government why workers in the State have not been paid.

A source however told this newspaper that “workers may be paid at the end of the month of February. They will be paid all outstanding debts. There is shortfall in the allocation of the State.

“We wait for the release of the January allocation from the federation Account which was just announced by the Minister of Finance just yesterday (February 23, 2016).

It was gathered that the State government may pay two month salaries to the workers at the end of the February 2016. There was no independent confirmation of this claim as no State government official agreed to speak on the matter when contacted by this newspaper.

Workers in the State and the State government have been involved in a ding – dong affair after the national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress revolted over plans by the State government to sack some workers.

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