04/05/2020
Scene Three
(In the government house, the union representative are present including the commissioner and governor)
Commissioner: Your excellency sir, the governor of our state, governor Olagoke, I welcome you sir, also I welcome all the union representative that made themselves available. I believe we all ambassadors and we have come to represent our dear state and the civil servants. Our governor is a very busy person, so I will want us to be judicious with our time. Now, Nlc chairman introduce your people.
Nlc chairman: Thanks, I humbly greet his excellency governor Olagoke and the commissioner. Thanks for your love for civil servants and for inviting us here.
(He introduced himself and others)
Sir, we are not here to fight like kids but to negotiate and make our feelings known to our governor. Sir, this is the sixth month we have not received our salary, arrears are not paid and our pensioners are complaining, this is the reason for our strike action and will continue if there is no solution.
Commissioner: Thank you.....
Governor: (cut in) Please be seated my commissioner. I want you Union to know something (raising his voice) you can not threaten me with your strike. Look ta the way you are talking. You all owe me, I have been working here for the past three years, I don't even have savings. The state is owing debts, the economy of the state is bad, so what do you want me to do. Should I kill myself or make myself money for you. The state does not have money.
(The union leaders began to murmur, talking in each other's hears)
Ok,ok,ok (calm). I don't want it to look like I am being harsh, wicked and inhumane. This is what I want you to understand, I love my workers, you all elected me here so I should satisfy you. I will pay your salaries, I just need your patience. Please go back home tell your people that Olagoke loves them, I promise that we will make amendment and between now and next week, you will get alerts. Am very sorry for the inconveniences.