The chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Christopher Arapasopo, has said that civil servants in the state should not be intimidated before or during Saturday’s governorship poll.
Arapasopo, who spoke at a joint congress of NLC and the Trade Union Congress attended by workers and held at the entrance to Osun Government Secretariat, Abere, on Monday, said the labour leaders have been monitoring developments regarding the poll, and challenged civil servants to exercise their civic duties on the election day without fear.
The NLC Chairman, who absolved Governor Ademola Adeleke of any wrongdoing regarding the recent payment of N20,000 to the civil servants by the government, said the action was in response to a letter written by the labour leaders requesting palliative from the government for workers and pensioners in the state.
“This is just a mini congress of organised labour in Osun State for workers and pensioners. We are here to inform the general public about happenings in Osun and how we feel about it.
“On the 8th of April, the organised labour wrote a letter to His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke. We requested and demanded palliatives for the workers and pensioners in the state. We requested N20,000 for each worker, and we later had a meeting earlier in July.
