Plateau council chairmen agreed to handle payment of workers salaries independently - ALGON

Plateau council chairmen agreed to handle payment of  workers salaries independently - ALGON

By Ladi Emmanuel

Plateau State Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria  ALGON,   Hon Ezekiel Pabuet Vuelgap , disclosed  that all Council chairmen in the 17 local governments have unanimously agreed to independently handle the payments of their respective workers in their council .

Hon Vuelgap , made this known while speaking with journalists  after a crucial meeting held between Council chairmen and Labor union leaders in the 17 LGA's, held at the  old Government House Rayfield  in Jos , Wednesday.

He said  that the resolution came following the delay in the payment of salaries by council chairmen in the past two months occasioned   by the minimum wage increment as well as the dwindling Federal allocations to states .

In his words " Arising from our meeting with the Labor union leaders with representatives  from  ministries on the issues of salaries ,you are aware that last year ALGON and labor  union as well as workers in Plateau  agreed on the implementation of the 30 thousand Naira minimum wage .

"We have commenced the implementation  since the agreement was  signed ,Your are aware that in the Month of January and February salaries of workers in the LGA are yet to be paid .

 

He further added that  "This is not deliberate ,it is because of the challenges of the inflow which we are receiving , do you know that 99.9 of our revenue comes from the Federation allocation account , as such what is been generated internally is insignificant .

He lamented that what is coming in is insufficient   to pay the council workers salaries as at when due hence the delay .

Hon Alex Naantuam the chairman of Shendam local government council who spoke to our correspondent expressed his desires to pay the LG workers the 30 thousand naira minimum wage .