Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun
hehehe.....Osun State workers are in a happy mood as the Governor has cleared four months salary arrears owed by the government. Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun says the State Government has spent
N14.2 billion to offset four months salary arrears of workers. The money
was paid in one fell swoop in Dec. 2016.
Aregbesola made the remarks at an interdenominational thanksgiving service in Osogbo on Tuesday.
According to him, the ability of the state government to pay
workers salaries for September, October, November and December, 2016 in a
record of less than two weeks period is a huge relief.
He said that the disbursement of the Paris Club deductions refunds
which made N11.7 billion available for the state had brought some relief
to the state.
The governor, however, said that the state needed to intensify its efforts towards self sustenance.
“We are grateful that our hardships are getting over giving us indications that the New Year would be better," the governor said.
The governor while expressing appreciation to workers, who showed
understanding, appealed to them to continue to show understanding with
the government.
Aregbesola said the state would invest massively in agriculture in
the New Year, saying that the government would give financial assistance
to those who were interested in farming.
In a speech, the Head of Service, Mr Sunday Owoeye, commended the Osun workforce for their courage and commitment to duty.
Owoeye said that revenue generation should be a major focus of the workers in the new year.
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