Saki-born communication minister, Adebayo Shittu has been dragged to the National Industrial Court (NIC) in Abuja for allegedly owing them N21.5 million salaries and allowances.
His two former aides who are the plaintiffs are the former Personal Assistant to the minister, Razaq Olubodun, and Special Assistant on Media, Victor Oluwadamilare.
In their separate suits filed by their counsel, Adewale Lawal, the two prayed the court to order the minister to pay them the claim.
Oluwadamilare in his suit, NICN/Abj/133/2019, is claiming N11.7million, being his alleged outstanding salaries and allowances for 28 months.
On the other hand, Olubodun, in his suit numbered NICN/Abj/132/2019, is seeking to recover N9.8 million from Mr Shittu, being his salaries and allowances for 24 months. He said the federal government paid the money to the minister alongside his salaries.
The two former aides are seeking a declaration of the court that the non-payment of full salaries and allowances for those periods was wrongful, illegal and unconstitutional.
They urged the court to order the minister to pay them according to the Federal Government directive for payment of aides to the Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The claimants are asking for an order on the defendant to pay N50million to each of them and to also pay them their full taxed costs of the prosecution of the suits.
This is not the first time Shittu’s aides will be suing him over unpaid salaries.
