By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of another batch of half salary debt alongside the state workers’ July salary.
According to a statement by the spokesperson to Governor Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the fresh payment makes it the third time the Governor will pay the half salary debt in line with the template issued earlier this year to pay the debt on a quarterly basis.
The statement stressed that the administration has paid that of the first and second quarters, while workers will receive the third quarter payment alongside their July salary.
Gov Adeleke 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”, he said.
Gov Adeleke added, “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”.
