Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello says he has paid salaries for 38 months since he assumed office, and only owed the state workers four months’ salary.

The governor said this following a claim by the state chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) that he owed the state workers between 8 to 38 salary arrears.

But responding to the allegation, Kingsley Fanwo, spokesman of the governor, said the state government had paid salaries for 38 months since it came into power.

Fanwo said this during a press briefing after an All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting in Takete Ide Amuro in Mopamuro local government area, on Monday.

“One of the questions our party members asked during the meeting was about the claim by labour that we are owing workers 38 months salaries,” he said.

“As far as government is concerned, we have paid 38 months salaries starting from September 2015. We have been in office for just 39 months. But we are still owing four months’ salaries because we started paying from the period we are yet to assume power.

“We are not in any power play with labour. We will continue to appreciate their understanding and we pledge to clear all arrears as soon as possible.

“We know how pivotal salaries are to microeconomics and we also know we owe other sectors of the public a good number of social amenities. Government will continue to manage the contending interests to serve a good number of the population.”

Fanwo also dismissed reports insinuating that the governor was planning to dump the ruling party.

“It is laughable to insinuate that a governor that just led our party to landslide and historic victory in the 2019 general elections is about to abandon his bungalow to rent a hut,” he said.

“If this is the kind of propaganda opposition wants to fly with, then they are not ready for the November 2nd electoral battle in the state.

“Governor Yahaya Bello is the landlord of Kogi APC. Anyone coming is a tenant. Where were those opponents when he built the party into what dwarfed others in the 2019 elections?”

https://www.everyvibes.com.ng/2019/04/I-Only-Owe-Four-Months-Salaries-Kogi-Governor-Yahaya-Bello.html

Fool

And you take no shame in saying it?

How is 4 month salaries become 'only?Are you owing yourself one month salary Mr gov?

... and I’m sure yours is not part of it! Useless people

God, wallahi these people deserve death by suyaring...four month salary,you said only , this is absolutely uncalled for, the high time we started stoning these people the better for naija people.

How many months Security Votes are you owing yourself? None. You are wicked and insensitive. 120 days you called Just. I wish you didn’t get your party’s ticket

the good people of kogi state will decide who to lead in the next four years when the time comes. so stop this nonsense talk and do what you are expected to do

You are owing workers 4 months. How do you expect them to feed,pay house rent and take care of other things? Mr governor you are heartless and dont deserve another term.

This man is wicked he is calling for months only, as if federal government dnr gv u allocation every month, we don suffer for this country

He's the worst Governor of the year

Internal crisis going on in that part of the country

Undisputed worst governor in Nigeria.

Imagine, In real life Yaya Bello and Samuel Ortom of Benue are good friends... Hahahahah

Shame

helinues:
Undisputed worst governor in Nigeria.

Imagine, In real life Yaya Bello and Samuel Ortom of Benue are good friends... Hahahahah