Remember the new that Osun only got 6 milliona naira as federal allocation for February? Well the governor as confirmed the story and also promised that salaries will be paid despite the little allocation.
In a statement, Semiu Okanlawon, the spokesperson for Governor Rauf Aregbesola said despite that outcome, the government was committed to paying workers salary at the end of March.
In a statement, Semiu Okanlawon, the spokesperson for Governor Rauf Aregbesola said despite that outcome, the government was committed to paying workers salary at the end of March.
Mr. Okanlawon however described as uncalled for the insinuations
that the salaries for March would not be paid.
“The Government assured its workers that just as the Rauf
Aregbesola administration had weathered the storm to pay salaries up to
December, the government is executing with the support of all stakeholders,
including the workers, a well-mapped out strategy for ensuring that workers are
not made to pay more price for the dwindling allocation than they have done,”
he said.
Mr. Okanlawon explained that the considerably reduced FAAC
allocation was no more news to the state, noting that the state received less
than N150 million from October till date as allocation from the federation
account.
According to him, in spite of repayment obligations for the Infrastructure
Programmes it has been prosecuting, Osun has paid more than N5billion in
salaries between the same period.
“FAAC is not the only source of revenue to the state, and the
commendable support of workers has allowed us to stretch our reserves and other
sources to pay workers on mutually agreed terms as well as fulfill our
development promises to the majority of the people,” he said.
“As at
today, the process for the payment of January salaries is at the final stages.
Osun workers will receive their Salaries from this week in preparation for
Easter holidays.
“The State’s today remains a major projects site employing
thousands of our people in simultaneous the construction of major roads, models
Schools and other infrastructure mostly to be completed before the end of the
year. Osun is therefore fulfilling it’s obligations to the people and running
government.
“The state calls on all that care to come to visit Osun to see
for themselves the moods in the state rather than pander to rumours,
conjectures and lies.”
Mr. Okanlawon further said that by virtue of its poor
allocation, the state had not had the opportunity of ample resources
commensurate to the humongous responsibilities of payment of salaries, payment
of pensions and gratuities, and implementation of capital projects.
“But due to prudent management of resources, creative
infrastructure financing, this government has been able to fulfill its
obligations in all these critical areas of governance,” he said.
“The fact remains that Osun, under Aregbesola did not have to
wait for the day the state would get N6million as allocation before proffering
solutions towards sustainable economic self-reliance.
“This is why Osun has reduced the cost of governance, moved
aggressively to increase Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), sought to attract
investments into the State through provision of hitherto non-existent
infrastructure and enabling environment and instituted performance-driven
governance.
“It must be noted that all hands are on deck towards more convenient
repayment schedule of existing loans as part of plans to free the state’s
resources for critical needs of governance. This is in addition to the drive
for internally generated revenues the performance of which is very
encouraging.”
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