Workers of Daar
Communications Plc, operators of African Independent Television (AIT) and
Raypower FM Radio, yesterday shut down all broadcasting activities at the
Benin studio in protest over unpaid 17 months salaries.
The scores of protesting workers were said
to have blocked the main entrance to the station located along the Benin/Lagos
bypass.
to have blocked the main entrance to the station located along the Benin/Lagos
bypass.
It was gathered that the
protesting workers put at about fifty workers, were owed salaries spanning between 12 and 17 months.
protesting workers put at about fifty workers, were owed salaries spanning between 12 and 17 months.
According to Pm News, one of workers who claimed anonymity said that 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.
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.
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 cab 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,” he said.
located, in another village so far away from Benin City. You have to chatter a
taxi cab 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,” he said.
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