Engr Folorunsho Olafemi, a philanthropist, has urged politicians in Kogi state to show pity to the state and local government workers by reducing present hardship they are going through as a results of non-payment of over 36-39 months of their salaries.
“Folorunsho, in his early Ramadan messages to the people of Kogi state, said the Holy month is a season of multiplied blessings to those who provide assistance to his fellow brothers and sisters” kogi report said.
In a statement delivered to newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday by Engr. Folorunsho’s father, Rt Hon Clarence Olafemi, said the state and local government civil servants are in need of relief materials, because they are unarguably become ‘Internally display People’ (IDP) in their own state.
He urged the state government to look into the situation and pay Kogi state workers their entitlement, the local over head and off course the state legislators allowance adding that the continuous hardship enlist on the workers is totally against God and humanity.
According to him, “workers in the state celebrated last year’s Ramadan fasting, eid-fitr/Kabir, Christmas and New year in penury”. He pleaded with the state governor, Gov. Yahaya Bello not to repeat such bitter gesture on the workers this year even when the fasting period is here.
Folorunsho, however, advice the people of the state, particularly the Kogi Sate House of Assembly members, state and local government civil servants, to use this holy month of Ramadan to pray so that God will change the heart of the state led APC government so they can pay their salary and allowances accordingly.
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