The Government of Osun on Sunday described as uncalled for insinuations that the state would not pay salaries of its workers in March as a result of the N6million federal allocation that accrued to it for the month of February.
The Government assured its workers that just as the Rauf Aregbesola administration had weathered the storm to pay salaries up to December, the government is executing with the support of all stakeholders, including the workers, a well-mapped out strategy for ensuring that workers are not made to pay more price for the dwindling allocation than they have done.
A statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, which was signed by its Director, Semiu Okanlawon, explained that the considerably reduced FAAC allocation is no more news to the state.
The state received less than N150 million from October till date, due the the repayment obligations for the Infrastructure Programs it has been prosecuting. In spite of the heavy obligations, Osun has paid more than N5billion in salaries between the same period.

SeverusSnape:
Hahahaha

I remember when Ogbeni Aregbe said "I don't need the federal government to pay salaries", and he also said "Jonathan is the cause of what Osun is facing".

He should come and blame Jona again. Mumu man, I urge the people of Osun to reject Aregbe and his useless party, they shouldn't fall for Odourless fufu again.

Why FG reduced Osun allocation by 65% -APC
The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has accused the Federal Government of slashing allocation to the state from over N3.8 billion to less than N1.3 billion.

The Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy of the the party in the state, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi, said this in a Christmas message made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Wednesday.

The party said that the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government was deliberately punishing the state with reduced allocation because of the defeat suffered by the ruling party at the August 9 governorship poll.

The APC spokesperson urged Nigerians to vote out President Goodluck Jonathan and replace him with Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the APC to liberate the nation from corrupt leadership.

He said, “The last federal allocation paid to the State of Osun was the least in the whole of the federation ‎ and was less than a third of what the state used to receive in the first half of 2014.

“Between June and October, this year, the federal allocation paid to Osun fell from over N3.8 billion to less than N1.3 billion. But the state’s salary profile alone is N3.6 billion every month.

SeverusSnape:
Hahahaha

I remember when Ogbeni Aregbe said "I don't need the federal government to pay salaries", and he also said "Jonathan is the cause of what Osun is facing".

He should come and blame Jona again. Mumu man, I urge the people of Osun to reject Aregbe and his useless party, they shouldn't fall for Odourless fufu again.

Adenle041:
Is it logical to economist to borrow in other to fund recurrent expenditure or capital project. In the new age of public private participation. Abeg tell ogbeni to park well joor.

bejeiodus:
There was a time the blame was heaped on Jonathan accusing him of deliberately withholding the state allocation in order to pave the way for a PDP administration in the state. Now that the state has gone mainstream, it is now safe to say the governor told a patent lie. I still wonder where he will get the money to pay with since he suffers from a paucity of ideas on how to increase the state IGR. I guess his best bet is to approach a bank and plunge the state into further debt. The PDP had better gird its loins as it is now time to rescue Osun state.

Sunky200:

you do not know the impact of Ogbeni in Osun, should Osun people make such mistake of rejecting him as you propose, that will be taking a step forward and a mile backward.
Osun used to be comfortable though indebted but has nothing to show for it. Osun people can will not only gladly explain but show you how their money is being spent.
Ogbeni may have his flaws but he has done well in his capacity