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Osun workers kick against staff audit

By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo

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The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC and Trade Union Congress TUC in Osun State have kicked against the staff audit proposed by the state government.

The State Government has however said the staff audit is not targeted at any worker.

The position of the labour leaders was sequel to the circulation of forms among workers by a consulting firm hired by the state government for the purpose of counting the workers on its payroll.

But the leadership of the Joint Labour Movement comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in the state, rising from a meeting said it rejects the exercise going by hardship experienced by workers and pensioners in the past, after such an audit.

But the state Government has allayed the fears of labour leaders over the exercise clarifying that it is not to witch-hunt or an agenda to sack workers in the state service.

In a statement by Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the government said it has taken note of the concerns of labour leaders as the Governor has directed a review of the issues raised by the union leadership.

While describing the relationship between Governor Ademola Adeleke and the labour movement as unprecedented in the state, the government noted that there was no hidden agenda to sack workers through the ongoing staff audit.

Osun State government maintained that the welfare of labour is a priority on its governance agenda, assuring all stakeholders that no anti-labour policy can surface under the watch of the current labour friendly administration.

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The government added that the request of the labour leadership to be part of the audit process is being looked into.

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