Radio Kwara workers insist on sack of Sole Administrator
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there has been no improvement since he came2 by olayinka owolewa2 the workers had embarked on the strike on wednesday over lack of operational equipment and poor staff welfare2 a correspondent of the news agency of nigeria nan who visited the radio station on thursday reports that the premises located on police road in ilorin metropolis were still under lock and key2 nan also reports that the workers used their vehicles to block the main entrance of the station completely preventing access to the premises2 the workers also denied the general manager of the station alhaji adedeji adebowale entrance into the premises as he remained inside his official vehicle when nan visited the radio station2 speaking with our correspondent the chairman of radio kwara chapel of radio television theatre and art workers union of nigeria rattawu rasaq aremu said the strike would continue as long as akorede remained in office2 our main agitation for now is for the sole administrator to be removed2 if he is removed right now as i speak with you we will resume and continue further deliberations with the government2 his removal will bring peace and sanity back to the station because he is running his administration all alone without consultation with our management and staff2 he knows little about broadcasting what is the point if we are not being carried along2 workers of kwara state broadcasting corporation radio kwara on thursday continued their strike insisting that government must sack their sole administrator dr muideen akorede2 anyone can just come and see our premises we want akorede to go aremu said2 he further said that the agitation was not about salary alone insisting that the workers were also protesting the lack of operational equipment in the media outfit2 aremu questioned the propriety of workers collecting salaries without justifying it due to no fault of theirs2 he urged the workers to remain resolute until akorede who is also the senior special assistant to the governor on media was removed2 but akorede had in a statement on wednesday confirmed the release of n5million as part of the subvention for the radio station2 he said that he had always engaged the management of the station and its union leaders on issues regarding their operational expenses2 akorede added that the delay in releasing funds to the station was due to the economic challenges the country was facing2 he said the monthly allocation to the state was received on monday while salaries and overheads of parastatal agencies including radio kwara were expected to be paid before the end of the week2 akorede stressed that like other parastatal agencies subventions to media houses were being paid regularly2 subvention he said was always released directly to the station and disbursed based on the budget and operational needs as approved2 he said the state government had prioritised payment of salaries as first line charge followed by operational expenses of parastatal agencies2

Radio Kwara workers insist on sack of Sole Administrator
News & Trends •
there has been no improvement since he came2 by olayinka owolewa2 the workers had embarked on the strike on wednesday over lack of operational equipment and poor staff welfare2 a correspondent of the news agency of nigeria nan who visited the radio station on thursday reports that the premises located on police road in ilorin metropolis were still under lock and key2 nan also reports that the workers used their vehicles to block the main entrance of the station completely preventing access to the premises2 the workers also denied the general manager of the station alhaji adedeji adebowale entrance into the premises as he remained inside his official vehicle when nan visited the radio station2 speaking with our correspondent the chairman of radio kwara chapel of radio television theatre and art workers union of nigeria rattawu rasaq aremu said the strike would continue as long as akorede remained in office2 our main agitation for now is for the sole administrator to be removed2 if he is removed right now as i speak with you we will resume and continue further deliberations with the government2 his removal will bring peace and sanity back to the station because he is running his administration all alone without consultation with our management and staff2 he knows little about broadcasting what is the point if we are not being carried along2 workers of kwara state broadcasting corporation radio kwara on thursday continued their strike insisting that government must sack their sole administrator dr muideen akorede2 anyone can just come and see our premises we want akorede to go aremu said2 he further said that the agitation was not about salary alone insisting that the workers were also protesting the lack of operational equipment in the media outfit2 aremu questioned the propriety of workers collecting salaries without justifying it due to no fault of theirs2 he urged the workers to remain resolute until akorede who is also the senior special assistant to the governor on media was removed2 but akorede had in a statement on wednesday confirmed the release of n5million as part of the subvention for the radio station2 he said that he had always engaged the management of the station and its union leaders on issues regarding their operational expenses2 akorede added that the delay in releasing funds to the station was due to the economic challenges the country was facing2 he said the monthly allocation to the state was received on monday while salaries and overheads of parastatal agencies including radio kwara were expected to be paid before the end of the week2 akorede stressed that like other parastatal agencies subventions to media houses were being paid regularly2 subvention he said was always released directly to the station and disbursed based on the budget and operational needs as approved2 he said the state government had prioritised payment of salaries as first line charge followed by operational expenses of parastatal agencies2