Gov Oyebanji: My Govt Has Paid Over N31bn as Salaries, Gratuities, Pensions

.....marks 200 days in office with stakeholders engagement

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has disclosed that his government has injected over N31 billion in terms of salary, gratuity and pension payments to rejig the economy in the last 200 days he assumed office as the state's Chief executive.

Oyebanji added that his government has paid a staggering sum of N6.2 billion as subvention to state's tertiary institutions geared towards strengthening the citadels of learning and make them competitive nationally and with their contemporaries in other climes.

Governor Oyebanji stated these in Ido -Ekiti , Ido/Osi Local Government area, on Friday, at a stakeholders engagement marking his 200 days in office. The 100 days of governance, had earlier been marked with a similar stakeholders engagement in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti Central Senatorial District in January.

At the occasion attended by critical stakeholders like traditional rulers, traders, labour leaders, transporters, academia, politicians, community leaders, representatives of Parents Teachers Associations, among others, Oyebanji asserted that his government has neither disappointed nor dashed the hope of Ekiti populace in the last 200 days.

The state's Chief executive, said the stakeholders engagement, which is designed as a “state -of -the -state address” was a fulfilment of his covenant with the citizens to render account of stewardships every 100 days in office across the three senatorial districts in alternate order.

Oyebanji explained that aside the payment of salaries, pensions and deductions regularly, another sum of $80 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) would be injected into the local economy to create more jobs for the youths through the Ekiti Knowledge Zone that has just been granted Free Trade status by the Federal Government.

The Governor identified agriculture, tourism, digital technology, entertainment and sports development as critical to the job creation initiatives of his administration.
Oyebanji disclosed that the Independent Power Project started by the immediate past administration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi would come on stream in July to give uninterrupted power supply to government offices, institutions and streetlights in Ado Ekiti describing the amount being spent on diesel monthly as "unsustainable."

He stated that a sum N700 million has been approved to pay gratuity of retired state workers and N200m for the local government retirees by May ending, while grant worth N200 million has been distributed to 3,500 beneficiaries.

Reeling out the breakdown of the financial commitments he has made to solidify the economy, he said; "On State salary, N11.28bn has been paid, local government; N11.42 bn, state pension; N4.2bn, LG Pension; N3.70 bn, State gratuity; N200 million and LG gratuity; N235 million.

The Governor added that 500 Ekiti youths are undergoing training under the Ekiti Digital Economy Initiative to assist them in unleashing their potentials and transforming their knowledge to wealth.

"We also disbursed a total of N70m to help the poor and N77 million as business support grant. In total, a sum of N31 billion has been injected into the State's economy as salary, pension and gratuity from October, 2022 to May, 2022, apart from other social intervention programmes and loan disbursement to workers" .

The Governor disclosed that he has taken giant steps to curtail incidences of brain drain in the health sector and redundancy in the civil service, by gradually defraying outstanding allowances for doctors, other medical staff and the workers in general.

Oyebanji added that the government had carried out 7,949 metres of channelisation and dredging in areas suspected to be critically prone to flooding and erosion in Ado and Ikere Ekiti, to curtail unwarranted loss of lives and property to stormy rainfall .

On infrastructural development, Oyebanji, said his government has completed the Ado-Ilawe-Erinjiyan road, while aggressive works are ongoing on Ikole , Ado township roads, while other inter-city access roads across the state are enjoying attention to make them motorable.

He added; "All the roads we are going to construct are ones that will bring prosperity. Those that will boost trading, farming and ease the movement of farm products to the market centres. We will be strategic by targeting our agricultural belt".

In the area of tourism, Oyebanji said his government has been investing heavily on Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort Centre, which he achieved through strong collaboration with a private sector to make the tourist attraction site more economically beneficial.

To propel investment and local business, Oyebanji, promised to reconnect Ayekire , Ekiti East and Gbonyin local governments that have been in perpetual darkness for over a decade to the national grid within the next two months.

Oyebanji said his administration would change the face of agriculture by motivating farmers into commercial farming, while impetuses like land preparation policy, while also distributing inputs like fertilisers, seedlings and other farm implements to farmers at subsidised rates.

Cataloging his achievements in human capital development, he said the government is gradually decentralizing the insurance policy to the local areas so that poor masses can access treatments in health centers at little or no cost.

"We have released a sum of N1.2 billion to Ekiti State Universal Basic Education as a matching grant for the 2022 UBEC fund to initiate capital projects in our schools. We have recruited 1,300 teachers to fill vacancies in our primary schools, while a sum of N6.2 billion has been released as subvention to our tertiary institutions".

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Hope it's not an audio payment? A responsible governor who always pays workers'salaries, gratuities and what have you on time and in full, will never cease to have the full unalloyed support of the masses.He will always be remembered for good,long after he has left power.

I leave in the state and the governor is saying the truth . He has paid everybody and Infact he has also started giving doctors hazard allowance . He is also repaying all roads

OK.

Continue doing that because that money doesn't belong to you.

Just do what you have been appointed for and stop all this social media advertisement.

The governor is truly an Omoluabi. We are proud of him

fashykenny:
I leave in the state and the governor is saying the truth . He has paid everybody and Infact he has also started giving doctors hazard allowance . He is also repaying all roads

How will you rate his performance the area of infrastructure?

Nothing pathbreaking there! That's what you're in office for. Remember also that you didn't spend your Pa's money, Mr Governor.

Na to relocate to Ekiti

fashykenny:
I leave in the state and the governor is saying the truth . He has paid everybody and Infact he has also started giving doctors hazard allowance . He is also repaying all roads

Did he use his personal money? Stop celebrating mediocrity. In case you might not know, I'm from Erio Ekiti and I'm a staunch supporter of APC. May God prevent the Jagaban from sliding and falling.

My friend retired in 2012 in Bayelsa state but up till today, his gratuity has not been paid.

You should also tell us how much you embezzled.

How can our Country ever develop when our Recurrent Expenditure is always bigger than our Capital Expenditure?

So what?

The only thing exciting is the idea of boosting the economy not the money payments as most of these payments are for politicians, thanking them for job well done

Imagine how backward we are in Nigeria? You paid salary, you dey announce

fashykenny:
I leave in the state and the governor is saying the truth . He has paid everybody and Infact he has also started giving doctors hazard allowance . He is also repaying all roads

Is he also employing teachers and other workers to make education free for all children and provide water for every building?

Are they not the barest minimum of progressive governance

We should applaud him...
Ondo state governor is owing salaries, pension and gratuity

fashykenny:
I leave in the state and the governor is saying the truth . He has paid everybody and Infact he has also started giving doctors hazard allowance . He is also repaying all roads

From Itawure to Ado-Ekiti is now a smooth ride. The man is really trying.

That outrageous amount paid to who, ghosts or just humans in your state only??

Adeleke should work on this lying thief ASAP !!!

Triangles1:
You should also tell us how much you embezzled.

Don’t mind him, he’s talking as if he’s doing them a favour whereas the masses are the ones doing him a favour by allowing him to serve as the one number citizen of one of the poorest states in Nigeria.

He should focus more on how to increase the IGR by wooing investors to the state, so that most of the unemployed youth are gainfully employed cos government alone cannot employ everyone.

OVB123:
How will you rate his performance the area of infrastructure?

What is infrastructure without human capital development in the form of free education for all children?

Empty?
Shallow?
Parochial

From the people's money

It's his responsibility to do so. When he was contesting as a governor he never envisaged the enormous responsibilities that come with being a governor? Is the money not for the state of is it his personal money? He should do the needful and keep quiet

clearcrystal:
We should applaud him...
Ondo state governor is owing salaries, pension and gratuity

A whole Aketi, former NBA president and vocal activist?
I don’t believe that. I can’t believe it.

Should there be any euphoria in this?they worked and you paid them,it is their money not your money.=AngelGabbyShara post=123103928]Gov Oyebanji: My Govt Has Paid Over N31bn as Salaries, Gratuities, Pensions

.....marks 200 days in office with stakeholders engagement




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Ok

Okealaaye:
Nothing pathbreaking there! That's what you're in office for. Remember also that you didn't spend your Pa's money, Mr Governor.

We need More people like you.

FireUpNow:
It's his responsibility to do so. When he was contesting as a governor he never envisaged the enormous responsibilities that come with being a governor? Is the money not for the state of is it his personal money? He should do the needful and keep quiet

God bless you. We need that kind of thinking.

Na waa

Eti tun ilu se tan te ba ti san salary

Thank God for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu sha

baba na wetin osun people dey celebrate... if na one pdp governor do am, we go rest on this platform.

Tompson88:
Should there be any euphoria in this?they worked and you paid them,it is their money not your money.=AngelGabbyShara post=123103928]Gov Oyebanji: My Govt Has Paid Over N31bn as Salaries, Gratuities, Pensions

.....marks 200 days in office with stakeholders engagement




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