Badagry Legion Petitions Lagos Government Over Unpaid 4 Months Salary

The Badagry Chapter of the Nigerian Legion has petitioned the Government of Lagos State to pay the four months salary arrears owed to its members as soon as possible.

This was made known on Sunday by Mr Gabriel Asanbe, Chairman of Nigerian Legion in Badagry, in an interview granted to newsmen of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.

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According to Mr Asanbe, the refusal of the state government to pay the salary of workers since January 2019 has made life unpleasant for the 135 ex-militarymen who provide security services to schools and other public establishments in the localities of Badagry.

In his words, “Since January, men of Nigeria Legions employed under the service of Lagos State Government have not received their monthly salaries till date.

“This has created hardships for us, as members cannot afford the payment of their wards school fees while some now rely on their wives for feeding and transportation to work daily.

“The situation is very pathetic as the welfare, security of Nigerian Legion members in the state are not being given proper attention.

“While others are celebrating Easter with their families, our men are suffering in silence because of unpaid salary since January,” he said.

He also mentioned that despite the fact that these men are not paid, they are diligent to their work, and they never stopped coming to work.

Asanbe appealed to the governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode to come to their aid, since they are actually employed by the state government.

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“Some members of my team come as far as Ajegunle every day to work in Badagry schools, we are a disciplined organisation so, nonpayment of our salary will not stop us from coming to work daily.

“But our members are not happy about this development, we appeal to the government of Mr Akinwunmi Ambode to come to our aid and approve the payment,” he mentioned.

 

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