Senators take pity on Kogi civil servants, donate over 1,200 bags of rice to workers

Some Nigerian senators have donated
no fewer than 1,200 bags of rice to civil
servants in Kogi state to alleviate their
sufferings
The lawmaker representing Kogi West
senatorial district, Sen. Dino Melaye
described the situation in the state as
pitiable
Melaye urged the president of the
Senate to draw the attention
of President Muhammadu Buhari to
the matter for appropriate
intervention
Senators on Wednesday, October 25,
resolved to alleviate the plight of
workers in Kogi following the non
payment of salaries by the state
government.
The lawmaker representing Kogi West
senatorial district, Sen. Dino Melaye
made this known while briefing
newsmen in Abuja.
He also said some Nigerian senators have
donated no fewer than 1,200 bags of rice
to civil servants in Kogi state to alleviate
their sufferings.
The president of Nigeria Labour Congress
(NLC) Ayuba Wabba has called on well
meaning individuals to come to the aid of
the Kogi workers by donating food items
and relief materials
Earlier, during plenary, following a Point
of Order Melaye described the situation
in the state as pitiable.
“Kogi workers have not been paid salaries
for about 16 to 21 months. The non
payment of salaries is now a major cause
of death in the state.
“Mr president, this morning with a
bleeding heart I bring to the notice of the
Senate the very very pitiable situation of
civil servant in Kogi. Today in my state
we live in perilous time.