Oluwatunbosun Awe, an aide to Senator Olajide Ipinsagba, who represents the Ondo North Senatorial District, has resigned from his position, citing an unsustainable monthly salary of N20,000.
Awe, who served as the ward liaison officer for Isowopo Ward 2 in Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State, made his resignation public in a letter on Wednesday.
He explained that his N20,000 monthly salary is out of touch with Nigeria’s current economic realities and falls significantly short of the recently approved national minimum wage of N70,000.
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“This is in response to the N20,000 monthly salary paid to me, which is out of touch with present economic realities and a far cry from the new national minimum wage,” Awe stated.
Awe further revealed that his repeated appeals to Senator Ipinsagba for a salary review went unaddressed.
He also recalled that he earned the same N20,000 even when he served as a personal assistant to Ipinsagba during the latter’s time as Special Assistant on Industrialisation under former Governor Olusegun Agagu.
When approached for comment, Senator Ipinsagba’s spokesperson, Yinka Ajagunna, declined to speak on the matter.
However, Bankole Akerele, a loyalist of the Senator, criticized Awe, labeling him as ungrateful and accusing him of having shifted his allegiance to other political figures.
Akerele remarked, “Awe should have shown appreciation instead of causing embarrassment. His resignation is more about divided loyalty than salary.”
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