After admitting owing civil servants in Kogi State 38 months salary arrears, Governor Yahaya Bello has made a U-turn, saying he is not owing any worker a dime in his four-year tenure.

Governor Bello was however quick to add that salaries being owed workers were from the previous administrations, adding that arrangements have been concluded to clear the backlog of salaries.

Addressing journalists in Kaduna shortly after the Northern Governors’ Forum meeting on Friday, Governor Bello disclosed that his administration never owed workers.

According to him, only five months arrears is the issue, pointing out that the five months outstanding salaries was incurred by the former administration which was passed to his own administration.

He said, “What was owed by the previous administration is exactly what is being owed now. Under my watch, I m not owing a single dime but inherited liability which Mr. President has approved. As soon as we draw that we shall clear all the arrears.

“I am promising that before December, the issue of salary arrears would be a thing of the past. And even without accessing the N30.8 billion I will raise money and clear the remaining arrears”.

The governor, who expressed his commitment to removing ghost workers from the state’s civil service, hinted that the outstanding arrears were backlog from past administrations in the state.

He also hinted that the previous administration applied for N80.5 billion from the Federal Government and that President Muhammadu Buhari approved N50. 8 billion out of the money.

He said due to his prudent nature, he decided to withdraw only N20 billion which utilisation was published in national dailies including how it was shared with the local governments.


The governor said he is expecting the remaining N30,8 billion to clear the salary arrears before December.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/05/salary-arrears-gov-bello-makes-u-turn.html

Jeun jeun govt, collect all the billions from FG u will still owe. Nigerians ought to take their destiny in their hands and say enough to paper promises.

Whao made it FTC...for the first time, feels good.

When tyranny and oppression comes into the land, it will be in the guise of fighting crime ."-James Madison(US President 1809-1817)

Stupidity is not a crime! But, it becomes a crime when you start causing people both physical and emotional harm!

You're simply a thorn to the comfort of Kogites and a disgrace to the "not too young to rule" movement.
Hakuna-matata my dear Kogites for the end is nigh. We're ever ready to give a good riddance to a bad rubbish.

30 what?

Kogi people the ball is in your court...decide your fate
Vote Yahaya Bello again, this time he won't even pay for 4 years.

30 Billion......No governor can ever Salvage Kogi state

Next Level

And even without accessing the N30.8 billion I will raise money and clear the remaining arrears”.

The monies you laboured for abi.

I thought they said Kogi people has strong jazz, so they can't come together and use the jazz to deal with this useless excuse of a human being called Yahaya Bello. What has the people of Kogi done to deserve this evil human being they call a governor?

Please support Bello to succeed. This message is for all young aspirants. If Bello fails he will be cited against you.
Like I knew see the post of the fellow below.

Kogi people, I beg you in the name of God. Kindly reject this disaster called governor. Like Bello like Dimeji Bankole.. Youths are no longer regarded by the elders

Joke of the year

Apc and u-turn's sef

Lol, if this was an Arab country, this man would've been overthrown eons ago. Why do Nigerians (Kogites in particular) allow themselves to be treated like this? Working w/o a wage?? That is slavery!!!

He is the most fortunate Governor but yet squander the opportunity for lack of sense

Chai, and this one na governor for one state

this man is the real devil...shame on him ...very useless.

This governor is the biggest fool ever. What did you smoke after the meeting?

If Apc likes, they should field Bello again. Na them sabi.

ovadozes:
Kogi people the ball is in your court...decide your fate
Vote Yahaya Bello again, this time he won't even pay for 4 years.

the same kogi people that voted massively for APC in the last elections. Dino meleye was the only opposition candidate to win in kogi state. APC won all the state and federal seats in kogi. i will not be surprise if they vote massively for him in the next election

Let him come out and give them 5K each they'll still vote him.



EFCC should also arrest this one....

December cha? Many go don finally drink Sniper before the December deadline. Bello please pay them earlier, like latest July

The painful thing about this guy is that with the fact that he is young, one would expect him to have that Donald duke kinda swaga in governance but he has proved to be the worst governor in Nigeria

what a stupid lie

Kogi state should be scrapped and rejoin kwara or fct. Nonsense

Hopeless APC supported by miscreants and the forums mods. Just imagine this iiddiioott

This idiot has been the most useless governor in Nigeria since independence.... I really sympathize with the good people of Kogi State.

dominique:
I thought they said Kogi people has strong jazz, so they can't come together and use the jazz to deal with this useless excuse of a human being called Yahaya Bello. What has the people of Kogi done to deserve this evil human being they call a governor?

The governor sef get jazz na