May Day: Ondo workers tackle Akeredolu over leave allowances

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By Dayo Johnson
Civil servants in Ondo State, have protested against Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s refusal to pay their 2017 leave allowances.

The protest took place at this year’s Workers’ Day celebration held at Arcade Ground in Akure, the state capital.

Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu

They expressed their displeasure over the governor’s submission that he would only pay the leave allowances whenever the state is buoyant.

Governor Akeredolu drew the ire of the workers while delivering his speech.

It was a mild drama as the workers shouted: ‘we no go gree’ at the governor for disappointing them on the payment of the leave bonus.

The governor replied them by saying “don’t gree, me also will not gree. Don’t gree we would not gree we will not pay with our blood except we have money.

We too will not gree unless we have money. So if you will not gree, we…



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