Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Thursday appealed to members of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Ekiti State chapter to call off their two-week old strike.
Fayose, represented by his deputy, Dr Olusola Kolapo, made the appeal at the 10th Congress Meeting of the organisation in Ado-Ekiti.
He charged the principals to show understanding in the face of present economic depression that have critically affected about 29 states of the federation.
Fayose explained that the present economic challenges could not support the payment of three months’ salary being demanded by the workers.
He further explained that the state government was unable to meet the demands of civil servants because the three months allocation from the federation account could no longer pay a month’s salary.
The governor appealed to the members of the organisation to assist the state government on how to boost the internally generated revenue of the state.
He, however, commended the leadership and members of the organisation for their support in the educational development of Ekiti State.
