By Dayo Johnson

Akure—Ondo State civil servants yesterday began a two day warning strike accusing government of insincerity in the payment of their two months salaries arrears despite receiving N14 billion bail out from the Federal Government.

But in a swift reaction, the State government described the strike as an embarrassment and an unpatriotic act on the part of the workers since they have started receiving July salary on Tuesday.

The August salary is still outstanding despite government assurance on Tuesday that it would be paid together with that of July.

However, government source confided in Vanguard that the August salaries were yet to be paid yesterday.

Government offices were under lock and keys yesterday in compliance with the directive of labour leaders in the state that workers should commence a warning strike yesterday and Friday because of today’s independence day holiday.

Labour leaders as early as 7am moved from one government office to the other to ensure total compliance.

The State Chairman of the Public Service Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), Mr Sunday Adeleye said the government only tried to divide the workers by paying net salary for the month of July to core civil servants and secondary school teachers.