Ebonyi State government has reassured of the imminent resolution of the impasse between it   and the organised labour     in the state over the payment of workers salaries.

Briefing newsmen at the Executive Council Chamber  of the Government House, Abakaliki, on the state Executive Council meeting, the state Commissioner for Information, Sen. Emmanuel Onwe, said  the government accorded priority to the welfare of the   work force, and reiterated that Governor Dave Umahi  had a fruitful meeting with the leadership of the workers on how to address the lingering issue of   payment of salaries.

He said that the council noted, with dismay, the directive by the leadership of labour   unions that workers should embark on strike with effect from Tuesday, when the committee set up by the state government on the matter had   already started   making  attempts to resolve the problem. Onwe, who remarked that the council expressed    disappointment over   the   procedure adopted in awarding contracts by   the immediate past government, cited the contract for the building of two hostel blocks and a lecture hall at Ebonyi State University permanent site as an instance.