Sha'aba Lafiagi, Rafiu Ibrahim, Ekweremadu, other senators donate 1,260 bags of rice, relief materials to Kogi civil servants

Date: 2017-10-26

Senators Sha'aba Lafiagi (Kwara North), Rafiu Ibrahim (Kwara South), Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and other members of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly have donated no fewer than 1,260 bags of rice to civil servants in Kogi State to alleviate their sufferings. . The disclosure was made to newsmen yesterday by the senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye.

According to Melaye, the donations were made in response to his clarion call on his colleagues to assist in cushioning the effect of hardship the civil servants who were yet-to-be paid their salaries for over 22 months, are going through.

The senator, who added that the donations included bags of fertiliser, said: "You are aware of acute hardship in Kogi State workforce now due to over 22 months of non-payment of salaries.

"At our level, we will continue to do our best to assist where necessary particularly that the situation has led to suicides across the state now", he added.

Melaye said it was necessary that he informed his colleagues about the hardships orchestrated by the present administration of governor Yahaya Bello; stressing that the spate of suicide witnessed in the state was a result of hardship experienced by the workers.

The breakdown according to Melaye, shows that Ekweremadu donated 100 bags of rice while the Senate leader, Ahmed Lawan and Rafiu Ibrahim donated 30 bags each.

Others include, Senators Shaaba Lafiaji (20 bags of rice), Adamu Aliero (50 bags), Danjuma Goje (50 bags), Buruji Kashamu (50 bags), Fatima Raji Rasaki (10 bags), Ben Bruce (10 bags), Jerry Oseni (20 bags) and Stella Oduah (30 bags), among others.

Melaye stated further that his colleagues also donated bags of fertiliser to those who are farmers.

In this category, he mentioned only Senator Philip Aduda who donated 10 bags of fertiliser, though he said other lawmakers would donate more materials within the week.

Senator Melaye, while calling on good spirited Nigerians to also donate relief materials to Kogi State workers, noted that such gesture would help ameliorate their sufferings in "this satanic manifestation of Yahaya Bello's administration.

He therefore, called on the leadership of Nigerian Labour Congress in Kogi State to coordinate the relief materials that would be tripping in to the state.

It would be recalled that, the state NLC had recently written to President Muhammadu Buhari, calling on individuals and organisations to come to the aide of Kogi workers, saying, the civil servants had practically become IDPs in the state.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Kwara State Pension Board     John Kehinde Salako     Albert Ogunsola     Ahman Patigi     Omoniyi     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Magaji Are     Fola Consultant     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Oba-Solagberu     Kunle Akogun     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Adisa Logun     Okin Biscuit     Tunde Saad     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Senate President     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Yaman     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Idofin     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Innocent Okoye     Egbewole     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Jimoh Bashir     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Olabanji Orilonishe     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Adeniyi Ojo     Bond     Ogbondoroko     Okedare     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Rotimi Oyedepo     Umar Saro     T And K FOODS     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Balikis Jawondo     Ayo Opadokun     Lukman Adeloyin     UNIFEMGA     Christopher Ayeni     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Gbenga Awoyale     Elerin Of Adanla     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Oloyede     Emmanuel Bello     United Nigeria Congress Party     Sidikat Akaje     Ubandawaki     Nigerian Army     Elese Of Igbaja     Ladi Hassan     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Abdulfatai Baakini     Adebayo Salami     CLAY POT     Kale Ayo     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Woro     CBT     Ramadhan     Sa\'adu Salahu     Grillo     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Mufti Of Ilorin     Abdulrazaq Akorede    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Dumagi     Olaitan Buraimoh     Peter Amogbonjaye     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Moji Makanjuola     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     George Innih     Taofeeq Olateju     Kwara Pdp     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Kola Bukoye     Musibau Akanji     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Tsado Manman     Nnazua     Harrison Osauwagboe     Damilola Yusuf     Ileloke     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Abdulrauf Aliyu     SSA Youth Engagement     Samari     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Jumoke F. Ajao     Logun     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Public Holiday     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Amoyo     Federal Allocation     Shuaib Olarongbe     TIC     Ilorin     Erin-ile     Ibrahim Mashood     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Hassan Taiye Salam     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Elesie Of Esie     Bilikis Oladimeji     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Michael Nzwekwe     Al-Ilory     Gbugbu International Market     Stephen Fasakin     SARS     Umar Ayinla Saro     AIT Ilorin     Abatemi Usman     Tafida Of Ilorin     David Oyedepo     Gamji Members Association     Odolaye Aremu     COEASU     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Yusuf Lawal     Amada Jidda     Ibrahim Abiodun     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Kwara State Governor     Saheed Popoola     KWASAA     Olokoba     Bankole Omisore     Yusuf A. Usman     Jani Ibrahim     Alaaya     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Alabi Lawal     Bukola Saraki     Ajikobi     Firdaos Amasa     Vasolar Consortium     Abubakar Aliagan     Oke-opin