This was contained in a statement signed by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Mr Semiu Okanlawon.
According to the statement, “the clarification became necessary given the various insinuations that the funds will be diverted.”
It reads in part, “We are using the opportunity to assure the entire workers in the state that all arrears of salary and pensions will be paid from the bailout funds. And this is why the government has ensured that the verification exercise is concluded.”
The statement added that the current bailout scheme was necessitated by the economic doldrums the former PDP-led Federal Government plunged the country into.
The statement said the government must protect fully the interests of its real workers who toil day and night to ensure the growth and development of the state.
“It is therefore pertinent for workers themselves to ensure effective conclusion of this process in order to ensure they reap the fruits of their labour and prevent the criminal and dubious activities of those who reap where they do not sow.
“Therefore, we must agree that civil service reforms are absolutely critical at this stage in the life of our dear state. There is a need for the engagement of all critical segments of leadership of government and labour for the necessary actions that will make the service effective, efficient and economic.
“If our state, and by all means, the entire South-West region will become financially and materially viable, a wholesome review of what works and what does not must be carried out and implemented with considerable alacrity and efficiency.”
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