Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of another round of half salary arrears owed by the administration of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
According to a statement by Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to the Governor, the payment will be made with July salaries of workers.
InsightMedia recalls that the latest payment makes it the third time the Governor will pay the half salary debt in line with the template he had issued earlier in the year to pay the debt on a quarterly basis.
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.
Commenting on the approval, 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.
