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Osun Gov Adeleke pays owed salaries to public workers
Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has authorised the payment of a second batch of half-salary debt together with the July salaries for state employees.
Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesperson, indicated in a statement acquired in Osogbo on Saturday that Adeleke had paid the half-salary obligation for the third time in accordance with the template set earlier in the year to pay the debt on a quarterly basis.
Rasheed recalled Adeleke’s election campaign vow to pay the salary debt in installments, adding that the administration had inherited from the previous administration debts totaling roughly N50 billion in pension-related obligations and about N26 billion in half-salary obligations.
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Adeleke, while commenting on the payment, reiterated his commitment to the faithful implementation of the template for the payment of the inherited salary debt.
The governor, who maintained that the template was a consensus among all stakeholders on how to exit the half salary rope, further said “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 an instalment 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.”
