Ogun Workers Reject 'Ridiculous' Basic Salary, Insist On Strike

 

Workers on the payroll of the Ogun State Government have expressed disappointment over the amount being paid to them as basic salary.

According to them, a level seven (Grade Level 7) workers in the gateway state are earning paltry sun of  N18,000 per month.

Secretary of the State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Samson Oyelere, in a viral video, alleged that the amount is the least in the entire South West States and one of the lowest in the entire country.

For instance, Oyelere said while Lagos State is paying the sum of N60,000 as basic salary for its level seven workers, Oyo State is paying N59,000 while, Osun State paid N55,000 and Ondo State paying N48,000 as well as Ekiti State with N44,000.

Some of the workers who spoke with NEWSREPORTER expressed frustration over the figure, saying "it is ridiculous for Ogun State with the second highest revenue generation in the region to be paying such amount to its workforce".

It will be recalled that the issue of the inadequate basic salary is one of the demands of the workers who had embarked on indefinite strike to compel the government to meet their demands.