Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has debunked reports that the state has not been paying civil servants their monthly salaries, the Nation reports.
Aresgbesola on Wednesday, July 26, also advocated for a federalized policing which he said remains the only panacea to effective and efficient policing in Nigeria.
He said in spite the economic challenges confronting the nation and Osun state, in particular, his administration has not failed in paying the state workforce regularly.
According to a statement by the Director Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Governor Aregbesola was quoted as stating these while delivering a key note address at a programme organised by the Osun state command of the Police Community Relations Committee.
Aregbesola said he was aware of the insinuation being peddled by those he regarded as adversaries to incite the public against his administration, saying workers in the state have been paid up to June 2017.
He said his administration has done so much in prioritising the welfare of the workforce, an initiative which according to him has made a difference to the course of good governance.
According to him, there is need to educate Nigerians about the salary situation in Osun, because some people have been saying that since my administration is conscious about eradicating poverty why not pay workers’ salaries?
“Let me make a resounding correction that despite the paucity of funds, it is only a section of workers on grade level 12 and above who receives painfully 50 percent of their gross salaries based on an agreement between the government and the labour union.
“So outside that category of workers on grade level 12 and above, no other receives half of his or her salaries and the workers in this category are just 20 percent of the state workforce.
“Outside that, officers on levels 8-10 receive 75 percent of their salaries while officers on levels 7 and below receive their full pay.
“Contrary to what the naysayers claim about us, all workers in the state have received their salaries up to June this year according to the payment scheme and agreement. The only outstanding salary in Osun is the month we are in and by the grace of God before the month end, every worker will earn their salary in line with the agreement will have with workers.
“I am saying this to correct the impression of those spreading falsehood and capitalising on this that we have been up to our responsibilities as regards the payment of workers’ salaries in accordance with the available resources.”
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The state helmsman noted that his administration has also been conscious of the welfare of pensioners, saying the state has paid pensioners their dues just as active workers have been paid.
He added, “As we pay active workers, so we pay pensioners. The only outstanding pay to pensioners is the gratuity and this is due to workers who choose not to participate in the Contributory Pension Scheme and therefore left service in 2011/2012.
“The amount required to service that gratuity is about N5billion and we keep on telling them that once we have the capacity to so do, we will surely pay them.
“One thing that is certain about money is that once you don’t have it you can not use it. It doesn’t mean we hate them; its because of limited resources to pay them and meet physical expenditure.
“The pensioners in the state do receive their pensions and what is outstanding is only the N5billion gratuities that we can not afford for now”
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