GO BACK AND SETTLE WORKERS,PRESIDENCY
TELLS GOV BELLO
BY AMUDA DAN SULAIMAN FAB
Security agents last weekend prevented Kogi State
Governor, Yahaya Bello from boarding a Turkish
airline flight for a planned trip to Saudi Arabia for
lesser hajj.
It was gathered that when Bello went to the office
of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to get
clearance for his trip to Saudi Arabia, his request
was turned down by the Vice President who
advised him to go back to his state and settle
workers unpaid salaries.
But he turned deaf ears to the vice president’s
advice, and headed to the airport where he was
prevented from traveling.
According to an airport source, security men
stationed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport, Abuja seized Bello’s traveling documents
and told him they would not allow him to travel
abroad unless they received clearance from the
presidency.
The action of the men however, appears to be an
instruction from the presidency.
The source said the governor had arrived the Abuja
airport for the 11:10 a.m. Turkish Airlines flight to
Turkey where he would have connected another
flight to Saudi Arabia.
But after Bello had been checked in by the airline
and was about to complete immigration formalities,
his documents were confiscated by the Security
men at the immigration cubicle where he was told
that he could not travel.
“The security men were shown relevant traveling
documents, by the governor, but the officers said
they have no choice in the documents and that
they were only acting on instruction from above
that they should not allow him to travel.”
The development caused confusion at the airport
and delayed the Turkish Airline flight.
Bello’s luggage was however later unloaded to
allow the flight proceed on its journey without the
governor.
Recall that the Organized labor on Monday started
a strike to compel the Kogi State Government to
pay outstanding salaries owed to workers in the
State as the governor threatened to invoke the “no
work, no pay" rule.
Labor directed all workers to remain at home
following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum
issued to the State government to pay all
outstanding salaries and allowances.
TELLS GOV BELLO
BY AMUDA DAN SULAIMAN FAB
Security agents last weekend prevented Kogi State
Governor, Yahaya Bello from boarding a Turkish
airline flight for a planned trip to Saudi Arabia for
lesser hajj.
It was gathered that when Bello went to the office
of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to get
clearance for his trip to Saudi Arabia, his request
was turned down by the Vice President who
advised him to go back to his state and settle
workers unpaid salaries.
But he turned deaf ears to the vice president’s
advice, and headed to the airport where he was
prevented from traveling.
According to an airport source, security men
stationed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport, Abuja seized Bello’s traveling documents
and told him they would not allow him to travel
abroad unless they received clearance from the
presidency.
The action of the men however, appears to be an
instruction from the presidency.
The source said the governor had arrived the Abuja
airport for the 11:10 a.m. Turkish Airlines flight to
Turkey where he would have connected another
flight to Saudi Arabia.
But after Bello had been checked in by the airline
and was about to complete immigration formalities,
his documents were confiscated by the Security
men at the immigration cubicle where he was told
that he could not travel.
“The security men were shown relevant traveling
documents, by the governor, but the officers said
they have no choice in the documents and that
they were only acting on instruction from above
that they should not allow him to travel.”
The development caused confusion at the airport
and delayed the Turkish Airline flight.
Bello’s luggage was however later unloaded to
allow the flight proceed on its journey without the
governor.
Recall that the Organized labor on Monday started
a strike to compel the Kogi State Government to
pay outstanding salaries owed to workers in the
State as the governor threatened to invoke the “no
work, no pay" rule.
Labor directed all workers to remain at home
following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum
issued to the State government to pay all
outstanding salaries and allowances.
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