THE Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of the 57-month diverted salaries of some of the judiciary staff in the state.

According to a statement on the official X handle of the Osun state government, the payment of the money was approved on humanitarian grounds.

“The payment already effected was in response to the harsh economic conditions of the affected staff of the state judiciary,” the statement read.

The government added that the measure was taken while the workers awaited the outcome of the ongoing investigation by the National Judicial Council (NJC).

Meanwhile, earlier this week, Governor Ademola Adeleke approved the payment of wage award to civil servants and pensioners in Osun State as a measure to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal.

The Governor stated that the action was a continuation of his avowed commitment to workers’ welfare and a fulfillment of his pledge for the gradual rollout of palliative measures to cushion the effect of subsidy removal.

“On the first day of my second year in office, I unveil this wage award and reaffirm our five-point agenda, which has workers’ welfare as number one item,” Governor Adeleke noted.

Adeleke’s approval was conveyed in a circular issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Capacity Building, disclosing that workers in the service of the state will get a N15,000 wage award while pensioners will receive N10,000.

The circular, which was signed by a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sunday Olugbenga Fadele, noted that the wage award will run for six months, beginning in December.

(Source: Guardian)