Scores of
workers of Daar Communications Plc, operator of African Independent
Television (AIT) and Raypower FM Radio, on Wednesday shut down all
broadcasting activities at the Benin studio in protest over unpaid
salaries. The protesting workers were said to have blocked the main entrance to the station located along the Benin/Lagos bypass. A detachment of anti-riot policemen were however called by the management of the station to forestall any break down of law.
It was gathered that the protesting workers put at 50 of AIT and Ray
Power, were owed salaries salaries spanning between 12 and 17 months.
One of the protesting workers who did not want his name in print for
personal reasons, said newly employed staff of AIT were being owed 12
months while old staff were yet to be paid salaries between 13 months
and staff of the Raypower FM, the Radio arm of the broadcast outfit were
owed 17 months.
“The stations generate millions of naira on a
daily basis, so there is no reason why we should not be paid our
salaries. They have no excuse not to pay us our money. It is share
wickedness and man’s inhumanity to his fellow man. We have families to
care for and children to pay their school fees. Many of our children
have stopped going to school. But their own attend schools abroad.
“Look at where our station is located, in another village so far away
from Benin City. You have to chatter a taxi carb for not less than
N500.00 to get there if you miss the staff bus. And not even every cab
driver will agree to go there because of the wrong location of the
station, yet, they expect us to be there everyday, whether you have
anything to do or not,” the source told
Chairman of the
organization, Raymond Dokpesi (Jnr) was said to have spoken to the
protesters on phone. He allegedly appealed for calm, assuring them that
the management will within one week do everything possible to pay parts
of the salary arrears.
He however allegedly threatened to pay-off any of the staff that decided to resi
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Ismaila Adoga Alugbere and 2 others like this.
Jesse Osayande Vucinic Ehiagwina
Nawa ooo. Don't know why AIT always have to owe their staffs. This osnt the first time. Its a recurrence.
Endy Edeson
@jesse:
DAAR is known for delaying worker's salary. i can still remember back
then when i was in Portharcourt, the raypower staff their shut down the
station over non-payment of salary. DOKPESI should address this public
embarrassement to his firm. is it that he did those adverts for GEJ for
free? i guess not, because AIT opened a new office at IKEJA for more
biz during the election campaign. Their Alagbado main office is a remote
area of Lagos. i beleive it was part of the money accrued from those
advert DAAR set up a new office at IKEJA
Jesse Osayande Vucinic Ehiagwina
Yea it happend too often and I believe its a lack of money. Shameful
Enyinda Nathaniel Okey
in
1989 i was invited to an interview as AGM Tech Services. when i drove
down to their Alagbado HQ..i saw so much frustration among d staff. i
refused to be interviewed. i ordered my driver to take me back.
folliwing year i left d country again. i know these guys. an example in
one-man business
Jamil Imodibie
This is nt d first time.