[size=14pt]A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Lanre Ogunlefe, says the non-payment of civil servants’ salaries in Osun State has degenerated to the extent that he even witnessed the Majority Leader of the House of Assembly sweeping the floor of the Assembly by himself because workers refused to come to work.[/size]

Ogunlefe said this during a telephone interview with Channels Television on a programme titled Sunrise Daily while reacting to the petition written by Justice Folahanmi Oloyede against Governor Rauf Aregbesola which was dismissed by the Osun legislature.

Oloyede, who is one of the only 12 judges in the entire state, had come under fire by the state government and the All Progressives Congress for writing a petition against the governor and had been accused of playing partisan politics.

However, Ogunlefe, who is Oloyede’s lawyer, said the allegation of financial recklessness against Aregbesola were obvious and accused the lawmakers of doing a shoddy job.

He said, “The House of Assembly consists of APC and PDP members. Only APC members constituted the ad hoc committee which investigated the matter. And in a House that has both the APC and the PDP, you would expect that some PDP members would be part of the committee.

“They did not even want to grant us a hearing. They said the governor had responded and I said can we have a copy of the response but they refused give it to us.

“They said we should provide evidence. The evidence is there. Projects are abandoned. Hospitals are closed. A very young boy of about seven was brought to the hospital and his arm was about to be amputated because he could not get anti-tetanus injection.

“And when we got to the House, the Majority Leader was sweeping the floor of the House and trying to make the House conducive for the meeting. There were no workers there and I said how can a Majority Leader be sweeping the floor? Then a policeman said, ‘You know that workers are on strike.’”

The senior advocate said it was unfortunate that nearly all the states in the country could not pay salaries including oil-rich states such as Bayelsa and Delta.

He said governors would curb their excesses only when the immunity clause is removed from the constitution.

In his response, the Chief Whip of the House, Mr. Oladoyin Bamisayemi, said the judge had no business writing the petition. He said he and other lawmakers in the Assembly had not been paid in eight months as well.

He added that some of the lawmakers had to even rely on their wives for financial support.

Bamisayemi, who was also a member of the seven-man committee that investigated the allegations levelled against Aregbesola, said, “Most of the governors cannot pay salaries I agree. But why are their own judges over there not raising dust? It is unfortunate. We feel the pains of the workers; however, it is not peculiar to Osun alone.

“Our Assembly was inaugurated on July 2 and we have not been paid a penny. We have not even been able to pay for training for the new members. It will interest you to know that we are being owed seven months’ salaries of the previous Assembly. I am a second term lawmaker and I am owed seven months of the last dispensation.

“The lawmakers that have left will have to come back to collect their money. So, we also have problems. We all try to eke out a living here and there, relying on our wives.”
http://www.punchng.com/politics/unpaid-salaries-osun-lawmakers-now-sweep-chambers/

hmmm

Sounds safe to say that Baba Kabiru too does same for his office...smh

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Its pitiable pisma pisma and regrettably bad

Aregbesola caused all the problems in Osun. He brought a wasteful culture from Lagos state where they build a wordpress website for 78 million naira. So many useless programs from Aregebe that are not sustainable. O' Meal, O' School O'Debts etc.
Which school in developed country give students free lunch? They spent billions of naira on feeding kids instead of creating enabling environment for the parents to be able to feed their kids. For what use is the helicopter in Osun State?
The man increased the debt profile of the state for nothing. He was busy building statues and tallest drums. Aregbesola has GEJ's gene in his blood. The award for the most reckless and corrupt governor in Nigeria should go to Aregbesola. By the way I am pro PMB.

#Sai Rauf Aregbesola
#Sai Baba
#OsunStateTinubu'sCompany.
#ChangeZero

I hope they sweep it well oo.

If God will just turn all Ogas to boy boy and all boy boys to Ogas even for one day.

Come, don't tell me Aregbeaturu is still owing workers? Where is my sisi gun?

pedel:
Aregbesola caused all the problems in Osun. He brought a wasteful culture from Lagos state where they build a wordpress website for 78 million naira. So many useless programs from Aregebe that are not sustainable. O' Meal, O' School O'Debts etc.
Which school in developed country give students free lunch? They spent billions of naira on feeding kids instead of creating enabling environment for the parents to be able to feed their kids. For what use is the helicopter in Osun State?
The man increased the debt profile of the state for nothing. He was busy building statues and tallest drums. Aregbesola has GEJ's gene in his blood. The award for the most reckless and corrupt governor in Nigeria should go to Aregbesola. By the way I am pro PMB.

This is what happens when dunes without fresh ideas are placed in important position of trust,we have them all around us.I

All na exercise

Holluwatarhyor:
All na exercise

They need to lose some pot belly jare...

After sweeping the house they should impeach the governor nah not all the time telling us all manner of sad stories they should impeach him


Impeach that broom.waiving rascal

Nonsense, the people don't seem to bother. Cos if they did, they'd revolted by nw . Okorocha can't even move around Imo state anymore like aregbe cos of fear. That's how the government should be.

In other news, apc should really put their spending in check. Oshiomole's debt profile is also on the rise.

These fools are all busy chasing after igbos but can't even question their own government.

Jesus Christ!!! This is what we call complete collapse of government!!! But I think those idiots have been paid else they would have commenced impeachment proceedings on baba kabiru

The Yi___s are coming.

But where is the bailout the federal government gave the states. Abi the tin no reach Osun?

Chiefpriest1:
But where is the bailout the federal government gave the states. Abi the tin no reach Osun?

They all thought it was awoof until the CBN. Governor told them it was a loan to be deducted at source

That's cos they don't know their jobs! Impeach that morafvcker now....


But wait ooo hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Mehn.. may God help the APC states

Lazy governors= poor states.

Aregbe really has a lot to answer about not turning his state into an innovative economy free from oil dependency.

As do many other governors.

The purpose of state creation was to bring governance closer to the people....not to bring misgovernance.

The end is nigh

This Aregbesola guy na castrated he-goat. Masturbaters oya come and defend one of your role models o. Nonsense


God thank you o, for making me be among the 5%.

Eleyi gdii gan

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