Drama as Akeredolu, labour leaders argue over Paris Club refund

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, and labour leaders were involved in an argument over the state’s Paris Club refund.

Paris Club refund is a partial settlement of long-standing claims by state governments, relating to over-deductions from their federation account allocation committee (FAAC) allocation for external debt service arising between 1995 and 2002.

The governor had invited the labour leaders to government house, Akure, the state capital, to deliberate on the money.

A source, who was at the meeting, told TheCable that after keeping the labour leaders waiting for hours, the governor demanded that they should apologise to him for a protest workers and pensioners embarked upon on Tuesday.

The protesters had demanded payment of their outstanding allowances.

The workers and pensioners blocked the entrance to the governor’s office, alleging that the Paris Club refund had…