http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/05/n80b-salary-debt-akeredolu-begs-ondo.html

The governor explained that it was becoming increasingly difficult to use state funds to offset workers’ accumulated and outstanding salaries and arrears.

Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has begged civil servants in the state workforce to waive their outstanding salaries and arrears owed by the immediate past government.

Mr. Akeredolu made the plea when the committee on arrears of salaries of state public servants submitted its final report at the cocoa conference hall in Akure.

Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi headed the committee, which was inaugurated on the March 7, 2017.

The governor explained that it was becoming increasingly difficult to use state funds to offset workers’ accumulated and outstanding salaries and arrears.

He said the government workers must be prepared to “pay the sacrifices” of waiving their salaries as part of their own contributions to the economic development of the state.

“We have said this many times, we must be prepared to pay sacrifices because we don’t borrow money to pay salaries. If they (workers) meet and say they waive two months, we will be glad, but if they insist on having the full arrears, we will look for ways of paying,” Mr. Akeredolu said.

“I will have to address the workers to let them know that it’s not possible to use all our money to pay salaries,” he added.

He promised that the All Progressives Congress-led government in the state would endeavor to not owe civil servants’ salaries accruing from his assumption of office in February 2017.

“I know it is not easy but it is also getting increasingly difficult for the government, too, but whatever we do, we will try not to owe salaries,” the governor said.

SaharaReporters learned that the governor has paid three months’ salaries - February, March and April - to the government workers of the state.

Our correspondent reported that Mr. Akeredolu has also paid one out of six months’ outstanding salaries owed to the workers by the immediate past governor, Olusegun Mimiko.

Mr. Akeredolu stated that the government would, however, look inwardly for solutions by increasing the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in order to help address issues of funds in the state treasury.

Submitting the report, Mr. Agboola claimed that of the total salaries owed to civil servants, N38.57 billion was owed to the workers by the immediate past government of Mr. Mimiko.

The deputy governor disclosed that the figure was excluding an additional N41.5 billion which represents outstanding gratuities.

“What the government is owing now is N34.5 billion, representing five months’ salaries as against the six months we met on board and it is outside the N41.5 billion representing outstanding gratuities.”

In June 2016, former Governor Olusegun Mimiko declared that the monthly wage bill, including pensions, of Ondo State was N3.9 billion.

Mr. Mimiko disclosed the figure while pacifying state workers during one of their protests at the front of the government house in Akure before leaving office.

Political pundits have been asking Mr. Mimiko's successor, Mr. Akeredolu, to declare the true figure of the state monthly wage bill since he promised government transparency after being sworn-in as governor.



Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu

"He said the government workers must be prepared to “pay the sacrifices” of waiving their salaries as part of their own contributions to the economic development of the state".

Just imagine the senseless statement up there

Lubbish! How dare he request that civil servants should waive their outstanding salaries

What a country we live in - Politicians are heartless indeed

EFCC, Mr Mimiko and Rotimi Akeredolu needs some explaining to do

WHAAATTTTT

What Nonsense ..

Whaaaat?

He wanted to be governor!

Why won't he be the first to make a sacrifice by resigning

Ondo State, can you see now that no politician in Nigeria worthy of our standing under the sun to cast vote for........
.
This is Akeredolu that promised to pay workers outstanding from day one, Now you've voted for him to the throne of an excellency .....
it's time to show you the other side of Nigerian politics,
ondo state workers!!!!
that is your cross and you must carry it for 4 years

But this was part of the campaign promises na? Politicians!

He must have been joking... Apororo Tinz

wtf they shud sue him for saying this haba

people sha he shud stop paying mimiko salary n his salary too

What rubbish is this? What is this man smoking

Both this governor and Obaseki of Edo state unimpressed during their election campaigns. So I had very low expectations of them.
However whereas Obasaki easily met my expectations and cleared it by some distance , this Gov Akeredolu has somehow managed to fall way below even the low expectations set for him.

What a moronic thing to say! *SMH*

Wait oh! Is the story even true?

Just noticed the source is an unknown blog.

GenBuhari:
Both this governor and Obaseki of Edo state unimpressed during their election campaigns. So I had very low expectations of them.
However whereas Obasaki easily met my expectations and cleared it by some distance , this Gov Akeredolu has somehow managed to fall way below even the low expectations set for him.

What a moronic thing to say! *SMH*

Wait oh! Is the story even true?

Just noticed the source is an unknown blog.

It's true. Check on www.saharareporters.com for the real report! I think this shayo loving gomina must have eaten rotten bokotor and washed it down with some fermented palm wine before he made this foolish request!

So ondo as a state can't raise 10 bn per month as a state ..?? We are not serious in this country

What's the population of that state?? Can't u find a way to tac everyone average of 5k per month ??

Yes the people must contribute to make the government work ,they dont that's y they are too sentimental when it comes to election

That's aside a fishing hub with west and Lagos as target can easily raise that money ...a casava estate with the sole aim of producing ethanol industrial starch can raise that money

Common can't the governors think ??

smartty68:
"He said the government workers must be prepared to “pay the sacrifices” of waiving their salaries as part of their own contributions to the economic development of the state".

Just imagine the senseless statement up there

Lubbish! How dare he request that civil servants should waive their outstanding salaries

What a country we live in - Politicians are heartless indeed

EFCC, Mr Mimiko and Rotimi Akeredolu needs some explaining to do

People should enjoy the change they clamored for. ..blacks need to suffer. .we are made to suffering see no reason why humans should vote for thieves as governors...only happens in black nigeria...

I kinda like his sincerity,but then i want to ask:"sir what of ur security vote money,cn u sacrifice that for the workers?"

Akeredolu as well as other politicians are heartless.

Does he know how heavily indebted these worker are?

Does he no dat the debts these workers owe attract interest as they keep delaying the payment due to non payment of their salaries?

Or is it because they have not asked for interest for d delayed salaries?

Does he think they are living comfortably?

Does he no dat most workers don't receive up to half of d salaries they r paid cos the financial institutions they are indebted to only leave dem with tokens?

Why is it dat the poor civil servant must always b d one to sacrifice for the state or country while the politicians dont even commit anything oda dan lip service towards nation building, theirs is to plunder d state or national reserve.

How about Akeredolu calling a meeting of all financial.institutions and plead with dem to cancel debts owed them by civil servants. Dat will b a good start.


Heartless politicians.

God!!!!! Why are these politicians riding the masses like this? To forfeit salaries? How will they pay their debts ..............Well sometime I don't blame these politicians self bcz that's how they deceived the masses and yet the masses nva sit down and reason for themselves b4 voting bcz Rotimi promised them their payment of salaries during his campaign oooo.....

After enjoying their services and efforts. There are ways of settling this, just accepte indebtedness first Akere.

People don't read but just hurry to criticize as if they're getting a cheque for it. If you read the story you'll see so much sincerity coming from the new governor who just came in February and inherited this horrible mess. I'm beginning to like him after reading this, compared to that "youth governor" they call Yahaya Bello.

“I know it is not easy but it is also getting increasingly difficult for the government, too, but whatever we do, we will try not to owe salaries,” the governor said.

SaharaReporters learned that the governor has paid three months’ salaries - February, March and April - to the government workers of the state.

Our correspondent reported that Mr. Akeredolu has also paid one out of six months’ outstanding salaries owed to the workers by the immediate past governor, Olusegun Mimiko.

80billions, hmmmmmmmmmm Mimiko o

Did u just said wave?


This is the height of wickedness

Chai!!! Funke!! This man has just waved his senses.

,he should go and tell market women,baba landlords, schools principals,and higher institutions authority to forget those staff children fees/debt

This is possible only if workers can also tell people they owe also to waive it

smartty68:
"He said the government workers must be prepared to “pay the sacrifices” of waiving their salaries as part of their own contributions to the economic development of the state".

Just imagine the senseless statement up there

Lubbish! How dare he request that civil servants should waive their outstanding salaries

What a country we live in - Politicians are heartless indeed

EFCC, Mr Mimiko and Rotimi Akeredolu needs some explaining to do

Exactly.

hillarious posts early monday morning. Trully democracy is overhyped.

Sharp

Mad man.... e no go better for you..

Arakunrin Akeredolu, like I always maintain, has nothing to offer Ondo state.

When Kayode Fayemi, Ibikunle Amosun, Yahaya Bello and the other boys under the canopy of the Presidency invaded Ondo with bags filled with naira notes, with a ward getting as "low" as #7million, I warned my people the end won't be sweet.

It's not even 3months yet.