By Aminah Salako-Adekunle (Ilorin)

Kwara State Government says it will pay one-year promotion arrears for all categories of workers in the state and offset outstanding arrears of local government and State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB workers.

This was part of the outcome of the ongoing negotiations between the state government and leaders of organised labour in the state.

The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Kwara State chapter, Muritala Olayinka disclosed this to Radio Nigeria in Ilorin.

Comrade Olayinka stated that the State government has also approved payment of a hundred per cent CONHESS and hazard allowance to health workers at the local government area and, incentives to teachers for working five days in a week during the period of fuel subsidy removal.

He explained that other agreements reached with the government include the implementation of CONPASS and CONTEDISS for tertiary institutions, the 2020 furniture allowance and the 2023 annual conference allowance for the council.

The Kwara State NLC Chairman added that negotiations between both parties are still ongoing in the interest of workers in the state.

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