Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has said government will not use workers’ taxes to pay those who chose to stay at home for months on a strike that is ill-informed.
Speaking at the 2015/2016 Legal Year of the state’s Judiciary, the governor said the law was clear that a worker who embarks on strike will forfeit his wage, in a veiled reference to his insistence not to pay workers of the state judiciary, who embarked on seven-month sympathy strike with the national union.
It would be recalled that workers under the aegis of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, in the state had embarked on a 7-month strike to press home their demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary.
The governor, who said represent state was proud of her judicial arm, said “we in the executive in Edo State have utmost respect for the judicial arm on account of the courage and hard work you have displayed.”
The governor said his administration would build more courtrooms before the end of his tenure so that more judges could be posted to the state to ensure speedy dispensation of justice.
On taxation, Oshiomhole said the state would be firm in its collection of taxes as is the case the world over.
According to him, “the rich must be ready to pay taxes and this government will ensure that the rich in this state pay taxes.
We will collect them within the law, and if they don’t pay, we will push it to the highest level that we can.
It’s in the enlightened selfinterest of the rich to contribute for the maintenance of peace and security.”
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