Fashola spoke on Wednesday at the public lecture of the Institute of Directors of Nigeria, which also included the inauguration of a book, ‘Example: The Era Of Babatunde Raji Fashola as Governor of Lagos State’, edited by the Editorial Board Chairman of The Nation, Sam Omatseye.

Fashola explained that while some states were owing staff salaries for several months, Lagos could afford to pay its workers because of the dedication and commitment of his team, who in the last eight years had worked hard to deliver qualitative service to the people.

“In contemporary times, Lagos, like all states, is not immune to the current economic realities of dwindling revenues. However, by hard work and commitment, it is insulated from some of the consequences, such as unpaid salaries of public servants.”

He explained that the monthly internally generated revenue and allocation from the federation account were not enough to meet the demand of over 21 million residents in the state, adding that the government maintained a healthy reputation that gained confidence of investors because it had constantly met its financial obligations.

The governor said the state would continue to wax stronger, saying all the established institutions were strong, with a motivated workforce.

Fashola added that the government had left a development plan from 2012 to 2025 to address the remaining challenges of rail, water supply, wastewater and sewage treatment, tourism expansion, residents’ registration, technology development and many more.

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The workers, members of the Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, said in a statement signed by the Adebiyi Olusegun, the union’s secretary, that “The now familiar selective payment system embraced by the state government where public workers get their legitimate earning long behind due date and the payment in haphazard mode is totally unbelievable and unacceptable.”

It accused the state of government of falsely blaming the delay in payment of October and November salaries on banks and reduced allocation from the federal government.

It said the haphazard mode of payment was jeopardising the welfare of workers in the state.

“We submit that this unwarranted treatment of dedicated workers can only serve the purpose of further impoverishment of workers’ ranks where it is an established fact that our earnings are mere existential pay that secure neither the moment nor the future.

“Or how can one explain (the) paltry earning not being paid in time and same paid without recourse to dignity and pride in human labour?” the workers said.

The workers said it was regrettable that despite the Internally Generated Revenue publicly declared by the state government, put at over N5 billion as at the third quarter of 2014, the government still finds it difficult to meet its basic responsibility of remunerating public servants.

“However, other government activities especially hyped towards the 2015 election have continued to enjoy funding without pause.

“Public workers of this state are formidable part of the mission to rebuild and in fulfilment of this mantra, reject in totality this discriminatory payment system and request on the state government to redress” the situation, the union said.

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