Its no news that workers in Kogi State are currently in a precarious state following the inability of the state government to pay salaries of workers as at when due.
Tenimu Muhammed Tairu
One Tenimu Muhammed Tairu has resigned from his position as a Forest Guard with the Kogi State Government under the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello.
The young man made the announcement on social media following the non-payment of salaries of Kogi State civil servants. The confluence state has been in the news of late following the death of a senior civil servant who committed suicide after being owned 10 months salaries.
Below is the content of the letter he pasted on his Facebook wall after he submitted the hard copy to the Ministry he was working with.
This news was then published on the website of an NGO that has been helping many of the affected workers in the state.
"LETTER OF RESIGNATION
Dear Hon Commissioner,
Please be informed that I am resigning from my duty post as forest Guard, under the employment of Kogi State ministry of environment and natural resources with effect from today been the 30th of October, 2017.
Please consider this letter as notice of resignation is in tandem with the period mandated per my contract.
The reason for my resignation is that I have not been paid a dime salary by your ministry since my effect official appointment about 10 months ago and it is on record that I have committedly, diligently and duly discharged my duty to the satisfaction of your ministry during the Ten months of my employment.
I am sure you appreciate my stand and will relieve me of my responsibilities on the 30th of October, my last working day at Kogi State Ministry of environment and natural resources. I trust that my owed dues will be paid .
Thanks
Yours truly
Tenimu Muhammed Tairu"