Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Wednesday said that his administration has been faithful to the promise of not owing workers’ salary as well as clearing the inherited arrears.

The governor who said the workers’ welfare is paramount, noted that the state must also take a huge step in investing in the future and promote partnership for progress.
Governor Akeredolu in a statement on his verified twitter handle said that his administration has offset 4.8 (80% October 2016 paid ) out of seven months owed by the previous administration , adding that another 1.2 months of arrears (including 20% of arrears unpaid for month of October 2016) will be paid this week. The Governor stressed that his administration is on track to clearing all outstanding by the year end

He said ” When we took over government, we made it a priority to put public servants welfare first and I pledged on my first day in office to ensure that all salary arrears totaling 7 months will be fully paid

“We have been in government for a year and 8 months now and barring external circumstances, we have not missed any of our salary obligations. We have also been able to offset 4.8 (80% October 2016 paid) out of the 7 months owed by the previous administration

“We will be offsetting another 1.2 months of arrears (including 20% of arrears unpaid for month of October 2016) this week and we are on track to clearing all outstanding by year end
“This decision has taken a major strain on our State finances with us dedicating over 82% of net inflow on salaries. This includes all FG assistance. Ondo State has more than exceeded all expectations and we intend to do more
“This decision has taken a major strain on our State finances with us dedicating over 82% of net inflow on salaries.

This includes all FG assistance. Ondo State has more than exceeded all expectations and we intend to do more

“Less than 15% of net inflow since this administration began has been injected towards capital projects yet, we have completed over 45km of roads and are on track to complete 70km by the end of our second year

“Our interventions in UBEC/SUBEB counterpart funding have led to the renovation of over 350 primary schools with another 200 still undergoing a makeover.

By the end of our second year, we would have touched more than half of every primary school in the Ondo State

Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/workers-welfare-paramount-sacrosanct-to-my-administration-akeredolu/

Workers should not be owed.

Who work go chop.