“Some months ago, the National Delegate Congress of our union held its meeting in Abuja and a communique was issued and sent to the state with copies sent to necessary stakeholders on the non-payment of the officials’ due salaries, how long shall we continue with this illegality in Ogun State?”
Speaking on the exclusion of the staff members of the state legislature from the 40 per cent peculiar allowance paid to civil servants in the state commencing from August 2023, Ayotunde said, “It is disheartening that as much as we are affected by the adverse effect of the removal of fuel subsidy, such should be extended to members of staff in the House of Assembly and House of Assembly Service Commission. We are seriously affected by the hike in the price of petrol and market commodities.
“We are optimistic that Governor Abiodun will do the needful to immediately attend to our demands within record time.”