—’We’ve no office’, Drivers lament
By Miracle Ogunde
Staff of Ondo State House of Assembly have requested the State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to visit their office and carry out on-the-spot assessment of decaying infrastructural facilities of the Assembly complex.
In multiple telephone conversations with Starnews NG Correspondent on Tuesday, the staff members requested the Governor to pay them a visit to assess the level of deteriorating infrastructural facilities in the assembly for the avoidance of doubt.
Furthermore, in fresh allegations, the staff members stated that the sum of 2.5million naira is allocated monthly to power the generator in the assembly complex, but sadly, the generating plant is not in use presently.
They further alleged that a bogus amount of money was approved in the past and present 2024 budget for training and retraining of staff, but according to them, no training or retraining of staff was carried out until date.
They similarly alleged that Governor Aiyedatiwa approved the sum of 25 million naira for housing allowance for staff of the assembly, but they claimed that only the sum of ten million naira was disbursed so far without any hope in sight for the remaining 15 million naira outstanding balance.
In a related development, some drivers of the State House of Assembly, who do not want to be identified, have also decried the pitiable working conditions they operate in the Assembly.
According to some drivers, they had no office of their own, as they stay in the garage to do their job.
They lamented that they were exposed to many dangers as the roof of the garage they stay generates a lot of heat during the dry season with leakages during the rainy season.
They further confided in Starnews NG Correspondent, that some vehicles in the complex have been grounded because they were abandoned lacking maintenance and services. Likewise, they explained that most of the vehicles are okay, but are currently grounded because they were not properly maintained and serviced regularly.
Starnews NG had exclusively reported on Monday that Staff of the Ondo State House of Assembly, decried the myriads of problems they are faced with, calling for the urgent intervention of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to alleviate their sufferings.
Investigations by Starnews NG revealed that the State Assembly staff members have been left in pitiable conditions, with their welfare left uncatered for by the leadership of the house of assembly.
Some staff members, who spoke under the condition of anonymity with Starnews NG, expressed their displeasure at the poor state of the Assembly, stressing that the authority of the assembly is not interested in their welfare.
Starnews NG sightseeing shows there are many issues being faced by the staff members ranging from lack of electricity, lack of water, no functional toilets and poor welfare.
The Staff who spoke anonymously to Starnews NG, appealed for urgent action by the state Governor as the staff of the Assembly are subjected to alleged inhuman treatment by the leadership of the house.
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