Senator Dino Melaye, yesterday, went on his knees to beg his colleagues to save the civil servants of Kogi state as they are currently in hard times.
The controversial senator told his colleagues that civil servants in the state are being owed many months salaries.
He made reference to the director in the state civil service, Edward Soje, who was owed 11 months salary and recently committed suicide after his wife of 17 years welcomed a set of male triplets.
Dino Melaye stated;
“Today, in my state we live in perilous time and vicissitude.
The social media and newspapers have been awash few days with unfortunate incident of a civil servant who committed suicide upon receiving information that his wife gave birth to triplets”.
“He is (was) being owed 11 months’ salary. Another civil servant was seen crying because he could not provide N3000 for drugs and the child died. Their salaries must be paid; pensioners must be paid. How many more people will commit suicide before Yahaya Bello pays salaries? We don’t want to see more deaths in Kogi state.”
See the video below;
“Civil servants in Kogi state have being declared as Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)” – Senator @dino_melaye #TodayInSenatePlenary pic.twitter.com/ElY0OjsDA2
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) October 25, 2017