Court orders Ekiti govt to pay ex-Deputy Governor Sikiru Tae Lawal entitlements

The National Industrial Court successful Abuja has ordered the Ekiti State Government to wage each unpaid entitlements owed to the erstwhile Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Alhaji Dr Sikiru Tae Lawal, specified arsenic his monthly stipend, severance allowance, gratuity, and different benefits owed to him nether the authorities law, with the grant of further damages successful the sum of N10 cardinal successful his favour.

It would beryllium recalled that Alhaji Dr Sikiru Tae Lawal was the Deputy Governor to erstwhile Governor Segun Oni successful October 2010, earlier the Court of Appeal nullified their predetermination and installed Kayode Fayemi arsenic governor.

Lawal said helium ne'er received his entitlements aft leaving bureau due to the fact that helium was not impeached. He claimed Oni got his ain benefits portion helium was near out.

Lawal, done his counsel, Adeboro Adamson (SAN), asked the tribunal to state the non-payment unlawful nether the Ekiti State Pensions Law, 2012, arsenic amended successful 2014 and 2015.

He sued the Ekiti State Governor, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, and the authorities government.

In the tribunal suit helium filed astatine the National Industrial Court successful Abuja, his demands i...