VAM News Update
THE Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of another batch of half salary debt alongside the state workers’ July salary.
In a statement issued by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to Gov Adeleke on Saturday, said this was in line with the Governor pledge to pay up salary debt in the state public service.
According to the release, the fresh payment makes it the third time the Governor will pay the half salary debt in line with the template issued early this year to pay the debt on a quarterly basis.
Parts of the statement reads; “The administration has paid that of the first and second quarters while workers will receive the third quarter payment alongside their July salary.
“Governor Adeleke had during the electioneering campaign promised to pay the salary debt on installments basis. The administration had inherited about 26 billion naira in half salary debt and about 50 billion naira in pension related debt from the previous government.
“The Governor restated his commitment to the faithful implementation of the template for the payment of the inherited salary debt, adding that the template is a consensus among all stakeholders on how to exit the half salary rope.
“I want to assure Osun workers that the payment is progressing as scheduled. Despite the tight fiscal situation, we are prioritising workers welfare by paying the inherited debt on installment basis.
“As a government of the people, by the people and for the people, we will remain focussed on human development even as we work to upgrade our infrastructure and develop our local economy”, the Governor noted.
