Workers of Kwara state Water Corporation have suspended their six- week old strike action in honour of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.
The aggrieved workers under the banner of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) and Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations (AUPCTRE) of the state water corporation unit embarked on the industrial action on April 17, 2019 over non-remittance of deductions from their monthly salaries to cooperative unions and Federal Mortgage Bank for National Housing Fund.
They alleged a deduction of N37.8million for cooperative unions and outstanding National Housing Fund deduction amounting to N5.6million for a period of 55months (between June 2013 and December 2017) were not remitted to the appropriate quarters.
The angry staff also accused the management of the state water corporation of stagnating the aggrieved staff for nine months without promotion.
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In a joint statement, the Chairman of ASCSN, Ahmed Kazeem and chairperson, AUPCTRE of Kwara State Water Corporation Unit, Funmi Olanrewaju said the two unions suspended the strike in appreciation of Governor Abdulrazaq’s visit to some state water works within the Ilorin metropolis.
The union leaders noted the governor’s visit to the water facilities had restored the hope of workers that the state government under him was ready for a turnaround in the water sector.
They, however, appealed to Governor Abdulrazaq to look into the plights of staff of the state water corporation ranging from promotion financial benefits from January to date, outstanding N37.8 million cooperative deductions of the unions, N1.8 million outstanding salary increment arrears and outstanding annual leave bonus of N4.5 million among others.
Governor had toured three water works including Agba-Dam, Asa-Dam and Western Reservoir all within the Ilorin metropolis in the bid to ascertain the problem responsible for non-availability of drinkable water for residents.
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