The leadership of the organised labour in Ogun State, on
Wednesday, suspended the ongoing strike action. Labour leadership announced the
suspension of the strike action after hours of meeting held in the Governor's
Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
The meeting, which had in attendance Comrade Ayuba Wabba,
the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Comrade Bobboi Kaigama of
the Trade Union Congress, witnessed the signing of a communique announcing the
suspension of the strike.
The communique, jointly signed by labour and government
representatives indicated that the State government would continue with its
scheduled payment of cooperative deduction after every 90 days by paying
another one month at the end of November 2016.
In addition to that, it was agreed that government would
immediately off set one year arrears of check off dues while outstanding
gratuities will be offset with N200 million, every other month, effective from
November 2016.
The meeting equally agreed that a joint committee of labour
and government should be set up to look into issues of the Contributory Pension
Scheme and submit report in 90 days.
It was also agreed that the 2015 promotion result should be
released immediately while Labour and government should meet quarterly as a way of
improving Industrial harmony.
Speaking after the signing of the communique, Ogun State
Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, eulogised civil servants in Ogun State
describing them as "the best in the country."
"I have always said it that we have one of the best
civil service in the country and it cannot be otherwise because we are Ogun
State, the place of people like the late Simeon Adebo," the governor said.
He however added that those who want to mix politics with
unionism have no place in the Ogun State Civil Service.
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