Village Health Workers under the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Osun State have accused the state government of non-payment of their allowances up to a tune of 19 months.
The arrears which range from 12 to 19 months are monthly allowance of N20,000 to which each of them is entitled to having worked under the MDG Village Health Workers Scheme in different local government areas of the state.
After undergoing the Village Health Workers training workshop last year, the workers reported to their duty post to undertake a contract which is to last for two years.
According to information gathered across the state, the allowances are not paid on a regular basis while some have not been paid since the beginning of the programme despite the fact that funds have been remitted to the state by the federal government.
Describing the situation as ‘pathetic’ Akinwumi Sunday, the Assistant Captain of MDG in Ayedaade Local Government of the state, accused the officials of insincerity since the take-off of the programme.
“We learnt that our allowances are supposed to be more than this. Even our materials are not complete. We are supposed to be given mobile phones, laptops and other gadgets but they don’t give us. They gave us laptop bag without a laptop.
“In Ayedaade, they owe us up to 380,000 each which is an accumulated allowance of 19 months. They paid us N100,000 last year for five months work and since then it has been meetings upon meetings with empty promises, they even threatened us at one time.”
In Boripe and Obokun Local Government, the workers disclose that they have not been paid since the beginning of the programme. “We have not been paid at all, we started last year December and we have not been given anything. I don’t even know how much our allowance should be because, there are many disparities already.” The MDG captain in Boripe Local Government Folasayo Asiyanbola lamented.
Also commenting on the condition of anonymity, one of the workers in Obokun where the workers are owed 13 months allowance accused the MDG officials of fraudulent acts.
“During the training, they told us we’ll be earning N20,000 monthly allowance but they’ve not given us 20 Naira up till now.
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