Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has replied Governor Kayode Fayemi over claims that he left about N57 billion unpaid debts as governor, Igbere TV reports.

Governor Fayemi had on Tuesday claimed that workers in the state civil service were being owed N57 billion as arrears of unpaid salaries and emoluments by his predecessor.

The governor said this at a meeting he had with the civil servants as well as a cross-section of labour leaders at Government House, Ado- Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital.

He said that his administration was making frantic efforts to defray the backlogs which he said would be done in phases.

The Governor claimed the trend was caused by irregular payments of salaries and pensions by the immediate past administration of Mr. Ayodele Fayose.

He said the arrears covered outstanding salaries, pensions, promotion arrears, leave bonuses and other emoluments from 2014 till October 2018 when he assumed office.

But reacting in a tweet sighted by Igbere TV on his verified Twitter handle, Mr Fayose called on Governor Fayemi to pay workers their salaries, saying he (Fayemi) was elected to do what he (Fayose) couldn't do as governor, after all.

“I read without surprise & as usual @kfayemi usual brandishing of figures owed Ekiti workers & retirees by my administration. Without joining issues with him, rather than public service announcement, I enjoin him to pay the workers. Moreso he was "voted" for to do what I couldn't do”, he wrote.

http://igberetvnews.com/980219/fayose-replies-fayemi-over-claim-that-he-left-n57-billion-debt/

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