Ondo State Workers on strike over Unpaid Salaries

Ondo State civil service workers once again took to the streets of Akure on Thursday to protest the administration of the embattled Governor Olusegun Mimiko for refusing to pay their outstanding wages.

During the protest, the workers shut down the government house at the Alagbaka axis and prevented Mr. Mimiko and his convoy from entering.

Armed with their recording mobile phones and gadgets, the workers booed the governor and hurled unprintable abuses on his government for refusing to pay their salaries.

The workers confirmed that over six workers and twenty pensioners died in the State as a result of the non-payment of their salaries.

They vowed to continually take their destiny into their own hands until the government is willing and ready to pay their outstanding salaries.

Retirees asking for their unpaid pension funds also joined the protesters.

Leaders of organized labor said Mr. Mimiko should display the spirit of sportsmanship and pay the protesting workers their salaries, noting that it is their legitimate right and not a privilege.