Organised Labour accuses Fayose of lying and deceiving Ekiti people

Organised labour groups in Ekiti state, on Sunday,has accused the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, of lying and attempting to blackmail the unions.

This was revealed in a press statement issued after an emergency meeting of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Joint Negotiating Council in Ado Ekiti.

The organised union denied allegations that they took part in sharing the monthly allocation gotten from the federal government, they called out the governor for declaring falsely the amount generated by the state internally.

The organised labour said that Fayose’s claims about the state’s IGR was contrary to the amounts declared by the Accountant-General of the state.

The organised labour also said that “the idea of labour leaders sharing monthly cash allocation and the governor approving does not arise. There has never been any advice or suggestion given to government by the organised labour at this forum that has ever been taken.”