Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has denied owing his deputy, Simon Achuba backlog of salaries as reported in the media last week.

Kingsley Fanwo, Director- General of Media and Publicity to the governor on Monday said the salaries Achuba like other political appointees has been paid up to date.

Achuba had claimed that he is being owed N819 million in salaries and allowances.

In a statement on Monday, Fanwo said there was never a time that the governor stopped the salaries or allowances of the deputy governor.

He said of the N819 million claimed by Achuba, N786 million has “not been approved let alone processed for payment by the government”.

“The Kogi state government hereby states that the salaries of the deputy governor have been paid up to the same date as that of the governor and other political office holders in Kogi state,” he said.

“It is our belief that the claim for salaries at paragraph 4 of the letter of demand was done to generate sensational headlines in the news as there is no stated salary arrears in the prepared breakdown of claimed entitlements attached to the letter of demand.

“The deputy governor is aware that by virtue of extant financial regulations, even where expenditures are provided for in the budget, they are still subject to approvals based on an estimation that funds to defray will be available.

“Also included are claims for unauthorised trips of the deputy governor and his wife and other expenses which may or may not be approved, yet the deputy governor has claimed them as due for payment.”

Fanwo said though Achuba is entitled to imprest, such monies are only paid when funds are available.

“We are certain that the deputy governor’s claims are frivolous, bogus and borne out of mischief and an attempt to embarrass the Kogi state government where he currently serves and draws immense benefits; we reiterate our readiness should he be ready to proceed to court to meet him in court for the ventilation of his alleged grievances,” he said.

https://www.independent.ng/salary-my-deputy-deliberately-embarrassing-me-yahaya-bello/

If you can owe your deputy salaries, why can't you owe ordinary civil servants?

Sir your deputy is a failure who is trying to drag you to his side.

hisexcellency34:
If you can owe your deputy salaries, why can't you owe ordinary civil servants?

shaatap what do you know about governance?

if Yahaya Bello is made a landlord,,he will still owe house rent

Ochuksbaba:
if Yahaya Bello is made a landlord,,he will still owe house rent

do landlords pay house rent to tenants in your community?

Yeye Bello's houseboy. I see you jare

yarimo:
shaatap what do you know about governance?

Sycophants and asslickers like you are the reason why Yeye Bello is misbehaving. Abisokuuku radarada to u

yarimo:
miscreants all over respected news forum, from their comments we shall know them.

hisexcellency34:
Sycophants and asslickers like you are the reason why Yeye Bello is misbehaving. Abisokuuku radarada to u

Kikikiki wallahi from their comments we shall know them one by one. Chaii

are u owing him or not

How can a governor be owing his own deputy?

Clowns in power...shameful lots

Embarrassment is for someone who has shame not for this shameless man that has brought shame to kogi and the youth in general

Bello ur Deputy is not embarrassing u. You are the one that embarrassed ursef the very day u decided not to be paying workers salaries as at when due.

IDIOT Govr!

yarimo:
Sir your deputy is a failure who is trying to drag you to his side.

Yeh!!Nigeriaaa eeeh!!

the ways of the zombie kings

Blame it on something

Zombies will believe it

Is like they have use debt and swear for this man. oga goan pay your deputy and civil servants.

Bello should become the next Minister of Information, he is better than even Liar Mohammed

[color=#000099][/color]The yeye bello is most wicked govnr in history of this country . I believe one day God reward him according to the evil he has done.

819 million
For doing what


These people go loot this country die ooo

How much governor come dey collect?

simonlee:

do landlords pay house rent to tenants in your community?

people that dont understand sarcasm are not very intelligent

Epitome of cluelessness..
Embodiment of imbecilism.

Yahaya Bello, the hero of failure, a mentor of incompetence..

So d deputy sef no collect salary na village people dey follow yahaya bello and dem no go comut from him back insha allah... Because I have never heard that in d history of Nigeria that a deputy governor is being owed salaries and allowances kai civil servants don suffer 4 kogi

yarimo:
Sir your deputy is a failure who is trying to drag you to his side.

...so with ur church mind and with wat has been going on in Kogi State,concerning the hunger some civil servants are facing, u believe Bello is doing well...
May God have Mercy on you..

Bello you have failed and have our permission to repeat the class.

yarimo:
Sir your deputy is a failure who is trying to drag you to his side.

you are cursed I swear

hugoboss36:
...so with ur church mind and with wat has been going on in Kogi State,concerning the hunger some civil servants are facing, u believe Bello is doing well...
May God have Mercy on you..

so in your church mind it's only civil servants in kogi state that are facing hunger in Nigeria?