Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has said that he needs about N7.8 bn to settle arrears of entitlements owed public servants in the state.
The governor said the entitlements included August and September 2014 salaries of some workers, subventions due to state-owned institutions and leave bonuses, among others, owed by the former Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration.
Fayose said, “We have about N7.8bn obligation to workers in the state. The obligations were left behind by the former administration. Over N2bn as leave bonus to workers; over N1bn as deductions from workers’ salaries that the former administration did not remit; August and September 2014 salaries they did not pay some workers amounting to over N2bn; and subventions to tertiary institutions, which is over N2bn as well.
“I don’t know where to start; sometime I cannot sleep. We did not inherit anything tangible from the former administration. The six months’ moratorium from banks that we got will lapse in two months and when that happens, banks will be deducting N780m monthly to service the over N31bn loans the former administration left behind.
“Also, N800m is deducted from our statutory allocation monthly to service the N25bn bond that they took. We have approached four banks to borrow us money to pay at least one month out of the two months salaries owed some workers. But essential things must be done. I call for understanding from people and I am committed to making life better for the people.”
He said this while inaugurating some projects to mark his 100 days in office in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday.
The projects include the rehabilitated Matthew Road, Ado-Ekiti; Bisi Market; Awedele Road, Ado-Ekiti and drainages along Ajilosun Road.
Others are 12 ambulances, 19 patrol vans for security agencies, 20 motorbikes, three tractors and 12 waste collection vehicles.
Fayose said he had to strive hard to execute some projects and also ensure the prompt payment of salaries, adding that the debt left behind by the past adninstration would not be an excuse for him not to perform his duties and fulfil his electoral promises. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Jibiti governor. You deducted 2000 naira from their salaries in December to give the workers miserable looking chicken and 2 dericas of rice while wasting money on advertorials to run Buhari down. Go and pay salaries. Ole.
ReplyDeleteFayose should endeavor to tell the people of Ekiti the billions of naira he has collected as a result of federal projects Fayemi used the borrowed money for which he's currently enjoy and stop talking about the inherited debt alone.
ReplyDeleteYou ve started from Stomach infrastructure project already. Continue from there because the rice and chicken should be enough to feed them
ReplyDeletethat's the change they are talking about.
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