The Chairman, Civil Service Commission in the state, Musa Dangana, disclosed this during a press conference in Lafia on Friday after an emergency intensified executive council meeting for an update on the resolutions reached, invoking a no-work-no-pay policy for workers in the state.

Dangana stated that the government was worried by the deceptive information the labor unions had been circulating with the intent to cause separation between the government and law-abiding workers in the state.

He said that organized labor had continued to harass workers from gaining access to their offices since the strike was declared by the unions.

According to him, the information given to the public by the unions that the Nasarawa State Government receives an average of N4.5bn monthly from the Federation Account Allocation is false.

He said, “Having assessed the situation and the negative inclinations it portends to the vision and mission of the present administration in meeting the yearnings and aspirations of the people, the meeting resolved that the government shall not be distracted from its commitment to embark on meaningful projects.

“Given its negative impact, the government shall, on no account, borrow to pay salaries, considering that doing so will further burden the state economy and the attendant consequences of mortgaging the future of the state.

“Government maintains its stand on the no-work-no-pay order. Accordingly, salaries for June 2021 shall be paid based on the attendance register. Therefore, willing workers are enjoined to resume duties immediately.”

Dangana appealed to the people of the state to continue to be supportive of the policies and programs of the administration of Governor Abdullahi Sule while assuring workers in the state that the administration’s doors would remain open for continuous negotiations.