Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Thursday said his government will try to ensure it does not owe workers their salaries.

Akeredolu expressed hope that the workers would waive the outstanding salary arrears as part of their contributions to development.

“If they (workers) meet and say they waived two months, we will be glad but if they insist on having the full arrears, we thank them and will look for ways of paying.

“The government will continue to try and make sure we don’t owe them salaries”, he said.

Akeredolu made this promise while receiving report of Committee on Arrears of Salaries of Public Servants in Akure.

The governor also said the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), needed to be increased very soon to tackle the salary arrears.

“Before we present our budget and after presentation, I will have to address the workers to let them know that it’s not possible to use all our money to pay salaries.

“We have said this many times, we must be prepared to make sacrifices because we don’t borrow money to pay salaries, something must be done.

“I thank the people for their efforts and resilience. I know it’s not easy, but it’s also getting increasingly difficult for the government too; but whatever we do, we will try not to owe salaries”, he said.

Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi said the salary arrears owed workers by the previous administration amounted to ₦38.57 billion.

“This is not inclusive of the ₦41.5 billion representing outstanding gratuities.

“We came in on Feb. 24, we paid February, March, April salaries and also one month out of the six months salaries owed by the past government.

“Right now, what is outstanding is N34.5 billion which is like I said, outside the N41.5 billion, representing outstanding gratuities across the board.

”What the government is owing now is N34.5 billion, representing five months salaries as against the six months we met on board”, he added.
www.dailypost.ng/2017/05/12/ondo-govt-will-thank-workers-wave-salary-arrears-gov-akeredolu

Which kain talk be yhis self.


Akeredolu expressed hope that the workers would waive the outstanding salary arrears as part of their contributions to development.

“If they (workers) meet and say they waived two months, we will be glad but if they insist on having the full arrears, we thank them and will look for ways of paying.

“The government will continue to try and make sure we don’t owe them salaries”, he said.

Waving salaries under present economic hardship? What kind of silly talk is this?

Fa fa foul. No civil should accept that arrant nonsense.

Akeredolu you better mind yaself before some people call ayelala for ya head.

Okay

Now they are requesting the poor masses to make more sacrifice for their waste of resources?

Wave ko, wipe ni

Selfish...imo

mr governor lead d way by waiving all salaries and allowances die to u for a year, afterall change begins with u

i think this man is not ok, how can they waive thier salary

Oga waive ur own first.

Insult to to labour

Wickedness at it peak

Hate to development

Who composed the national pledge need to recompose a new one

when this man won, they claimed IPod yoots have lost, now that he want salaries waived, is it ipod yoots that will go hungry??

I wonder y dis nation is cursed with stupid, irrational leaders. Which kain talk be dat one?
Hw about him waiving his "security vote" or any of those outrageous entitlements for two months? HABA!!!

mehn.. ave never seen a sensless Governor in a Democratic dispensation like this white beard orgy...
what nonsense u better pay the poor workers their salary and thwart this silly agenda of yours..
speak of wickedness this is its highest peak.

ondo voted an incompetent man has governor e dey their body shebi dem no want tinubu boy to take over