Ekiti Workers Fume Over N75 Million Jeep Fayose Bought For Self

Governor Ayo Fayose is under the heat of the anger of workers in Ekiti State over the purchase of N75 million Lexus jeep 2018 model as a “parting gift” less than fifty days to exit from office.

They also lambasted the governor for alleged N43 million severance benefits for him and his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola.

The state councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) also lambasted the governor for being insensitive to the plight of the workers in the state.

The Unions criticised the governor for failing to pay the five and eight month arrears of salaries owed workers, but he is prompt to buying of exotic vehicle and paying himself severance as partying gifts.

In a joint statement on Friday signed by the state NLC Chairman, Mr. Ade Adesanmi and his TUC counterpart, Mr. Odunayo Adesoye, also described the “parting gifts” to Fayose and Olusola as “selfish.”

According to them, “there would be industrial crisis in the state, if the governor proceeded with his plans in paying himself and his Deputy that huge amount and purchasing the new vehicle.”

“If it is true that the state government has approved the purchase of N74million worth of vehicle as parting gift and N43 million severance package each for the governor and his deputy.

“We stand to condemn it in its entirety, it is an act of selfishness and insensitive to the plight of workers and pensioners in Ekiti State.

“If a government is owing workers several arrears of salaries and at this critical time that the state ought to have mopped up all its resources to ensure that the outstanding salary arrears and other entitlement are defrayed, that the governor as an individual is now clamouring for the payment of severance allowance and take away gift of N74 million Utility Sport Vehicle.

“We call on the governor to desist from such act and look for a way to pay workers’ salaries and if government should go ahead with this action there will be industrial crisis in Ekiti state,” the union leaders said.

entitlement are defrayed, that the governor as an individual is now clamouring for the payment of severance allowance and take away gift of N74 million Utility Sport Vehicle.

“We call on the governor to desist from such act and look for a way to pay workers’ salaries and if government should go ahead with this action there will be industrial crisis in Ekiti state,” the union leaders said.

Lanre Ogunsuyi, the Commissioner for Information in the state, when contacted on the issue said he had no comment on the matter.