Ekiti State Government on Thursday received N3.9 billion from the Federal Government as the last tranche of its Paris Club refund.


As directed by the President, N3.3billion was also deducted and paid as outstanding 2016-2018 counterpart fund for Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) being owed by the state.

Consequently, the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has directed that the N3.9billion refund be applied to pay one month of outstanding arrears to state and local government workers, teachers and pensioners, in line with his promise to Ekiti workers and people.


This will be done with an augmentation from internal savings.

According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Yinka Oyebode, the Paris Club refund was received following President Mohammadu Buhari’s intervention in the matter, after Governor Fayemi’s last week visit to the President.

Governor Fayemi expressed appreciation to the President for the timely intervention, having assured workers in the state that his administration would explore all avenues to clear the five to eight months salary arrears owed workers in the state by the immediate past administration, within a reasonable period.


Dr Fayemi, had while fielding questions during the monthly “Meet Your Governor” programme on television and radio last week re-assured workers that he was yet to receive the Paris Club refund, adding that he would make it public once the state received the payment.

The immediate past administration of Mr Ayodele Fayose had received a total N18.34 billion Paris Club refund in three tranches between December 2016 and December 2017, in addition to bailout funds, budget support funds and excess crude support, all totalling about N55 billion, but failed to utilise it on salary being owed workers and retirees.

The first tranche of the Paris Club refund totalling N8.87 billion was received in December 2016. The state also got N4.77 billion in July 2017 and another N4.7billion in December 2017.

Governor Fayemi has however assured workers in the state that his administration will not owe them salaries, adding that he would clear outstanding salaries for all categories of workers within one year.

https://www.akelicious.net/2018/12/ekitis-n39billion-paris-club-refund-for.html

Good rapport

I will advise the gov to make sure he does not divert the funds for other state matters.

Good for them...

Sai Baba 2019

The World is Watching Us.. We Should be Above This

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If only it would be used judiciously

My number approach to my constituency is the method adopted by Fayemi, monthly interaction with your people will make you know what is going wrong, because that's the only means that you will reach out to communities you can't visit.
I will allow a phone in program to run for 3hrs every first Saturday of the month, that is my closest means of communication. At the quarter of every year i will have a town hall meeting with community leaders.
Fayemi understand what us governance, i pray he will continue like this.

Okay

What if there's no Paris refund?
How will these governors pay salaries of workers?

At the rate monies are being released by this present APC Federal Government i wonder if any savings will be left before their four years tenure expires.

This is how buhari strong arm his opponent if due process is followed buhari should not have the sole power to release funds. Fayose was strong armed.

.....I am still in Pains

See immediate impact. Unlike the pomo ambassador who only knows how to navigate the pomo industry.

bubu has failed nigerians

In Fayose's voice "The paris club refund is not.enough to offset salaries" GOD bless Nigeria

SimplePlan34:
This is how buhari strong arm his opponent if due process is followed buhari should not have the sole power to release funds. Fayose was strong armed.

..Yes He was "strong armed" with N55billion in releases over a 12- 16month period?... some of you are irredeemable.

And Fayose cried of not receiving this cash then but we never believe him! The same way Fayose received 2.1b towards election, Fayemi has gotten even more!

Derinhenz:


God bless His Excellence, President Mohammadu Buhari (GCFR)

baba this is your third moniker now well-done na u be Eouae, Denikyan and also this new one

matex97:
baba this is your third moniker now well-done
na u be Eouae, Denikyan and also this new one

They have blocked those accounts, Over 15 accounts blocked, so I have to open new ones. Its free so it doesn't cost me anything

But at a time, you brilliant.

Quiet disheartening to see some people celebrating Buhari the dullard. He chose not to release the fund because the then governor fayose was opposition party. I thought they said this man get integrity.

Derinhenz:


They have blocked those accounts, Over 15 accounts blocked, so I have to open new ones. Its free so it doesn't cost me anything

But at a time, you brilliant.

ok bro
how was work today

matex97:
ok bro
how was work today

Good, very good

Why didn't Buhari release same money to Fayoshe?

Playing politics with human life

Good to be connected to central Govt. Our former Governor was just too garrulous to lobby for good things from the central .

Action governor, Fayose really starve the workers o.

Injustice has been a reigning thing in the life of PMB . the same money you refused release fo FAYOSE now can release to deceive people to vote for u. it can't happen again

I am so disappointed in President Buhari. This shows he is putting party politics above the interest of the people. I can remember how Fayose tried all he could to get this money for the people of Ekiti, but they refused to release it. Now Fayemi is onboard, they decided to release the fund because he's a party member. This is so petty.

MrCaesar:
I am so disappointed in President Buhari. This shows he is putting party politics above the interest of the people. I can remember how Fayose tried all he could to get this money for the people of Ekiti, but they refused to release it. Now Fayemi is onboard, they decided to release the fund because he's a party member. This is so petty.

Fayose got 3 Paris Club refund, what did he do with it. Is it that you guys are allergic to reading or comprehension is your problem?