Revenue Workers Protest In Ondo As Gov Aiyedatiwa Fails To Pay New Minimum Wage

Revenue Workers Protest In Ondo As Gov Aiyedatiwa Fails To Pay New Minimum Wage
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Ondo State Inland Revenue Service (ODIRS) officials took to the streets of Akure, the state capital, on Thursday to protest against the failure of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s government to pay the new minimum wage. T

he ODIRS officials demanded the implementation of the new minimum wage by the management of the Revenue Department. The demonstrators, who were primarily lower level employees, expressed frustration with the large wage gap between senior executives and lower level employees.

They accused the Revenue Department management of neglecting their benefits and excluding them from the benefits of the new minimum wage. The disgruntled workers, who arrived at the office around 8:00 a.m., blocked the entrance to the office and the main road in the area, singing songs of solidarity and disrupting the activity, vowing not to resume work until their grievances were addressed.

One of the protesters, who identified himself as Isa, criticized the insensitivity of the agency’s management. So we decided to take this action,” he said.

The protesting workers called on the state government to urgently address their demands and insisted that they deserve their just compensation. Responding to the situation, Comrade Bola Taiwo, Special Advisor to the Governor for Union Affairs, assured the aggrieved workers that their demands would be resolved quickly.

Taiwo said, “This protest is a minor issue because all core civil servants, including local government employees, parliamentary staff, and political appointees, have received their salaries. 

“The affected ODIRS workers are from the private sector, not public servants. However, the governor directed yesterday (Wednesday) that they should not be paid the old salary but the new minimum wage.” 

He added, “We asked for their demands, but they provided none. Normally, they should have submitted a formal letter of demand to the government. 

“The governor, who is currently in Abuja, called a few minutes ago and instructed us not to force them out but to allow them to protest.

“The minimum wage approval will be signed within the next 30 minutes. There is no a problem in Ondo State. If they have unresolved issues with their management, they need to formally present their demands.”

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