The President of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Bobboi Kaigama on Saturday called on all state governors who cannot pay monthly salaries of workers to kindly resign from office. Bobboi Kaigama who stated this in Lagos attributed the non-payment of salaries by governors on corruption. He maintained that Organized Labour could no longer vouch for state governors giving excuses that lack of funds was the reason for their inability to pay salaries.
Speaking with NAN at the union’s National Executive Council meeting, Kaigama said only Lagos state government paid salaries and allowances on regular basis.
“Other states have one issue or the other in terms of paying the salaries of their workers. Some even owed 13 months’ arrears of gratuities and pensions.
“In some cases, it is either the contributory pension deductions that have not been remitted or promotions arrears and death benefits that have not been paid. The trust we have in state governments has been eroded. Governors, who can no longer pay salaries, should resign. We are even better off with regional government.’’
On the national minimum wage, he called on state governments to be determined to pay when a new wage is agreed upon.
