Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that his administration would ensure the payment of workers’ salary arrears before the forthcoming Sallah festival.
Governor Aregbesola who made the disclosure while addressing some workers and other stakeholders of the state Tuesday evening in Osogbo, described the state workforce as cooperative stressing that he personally shared in the pains they have gone through.
Aregbesola said the storm is over as the state has started a new era of development, progress, transformation and everlasting peace.
“By the grace of God, the state will come out again, we will pay workers their salary before the Sallah celebration. Our government is one that is committed to workers’ welfare.
“We will also like to implore workers to join government in its effort to block some channels of leakages. It will be of great help to government and the people if you turn yourselves to whistle blowers by reporting any act or persons that are doing anything that will affect the state,” the governor emphasised.
Aregbesola expressed appreciation for what he called the workers’ commitment to his administration’s dream of transforming the state, stating “their high sense of understanding and commitment by identifying with us during the hard times” is profound.
He therefore urged the workers in the state to keep an eagle eye as soon as the payment commences by helping the government in fishing out any mischievous or fraudulent act that might be perpetrated by those who want to reap from where they do not sow.
The governor explained that the payment would have commenced immediately but for the verification exercise which the workers called for.
“We would have paid before, but the payment has been bit delayed because of the unanimous request of the Labour Union to conduct a screening and verification exercise so as to serve as a prerequisite to any release of funds.
“The workers themselves demanded that they need a clear verification of those who are qualified to receive the salaries”, Aregbesola said.
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