Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has received the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Kebbi State Chapter, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House in Birninkebbi.
The governor ordered the immediate payment of annual leave grants to all categories of workers in the state.
He lamented that, as an insider, he knew that previous administrations used to pay seven to eight per cent to some categories of workers, while only a few got 10 per cent.
Idris assured the union that it would be given its fair share separately, for onward distribution to its members, advising, “I don’t want you to assume, but believe that this is your government.”
He reminded them that the present administration had already started projects that had a direct bearing on the lives of the common people, adding that work to give the state capital a befitting look, just like any other state capital in the country was on course.
The governor told the workers that his government was in talks with Innoson Motors on vehicle procurement for state transport services, to subsidise the cost of transportation in the state.
The NLC Chairman in Kebbi State, Murtala Usman, said they were in Government House to brief the governor on issues regarding the union’s nationwide strike.
He, however, confirmed that the state government had already engaged the union leadership in dialogue, saying, “We have been in discussion with the government delegation, under the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG).”
Usman stressed the need for the government to look into the possibility of reducing work days, arising from subsidy removal, and create other alternatives to ameliorate workers’ plights.
The labour leader commended the governor for initiating different developmental projects, to transform the state, and encouraged him to sustain the pace, for the common good of all.
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