N6million FAAC Allocation: I Will Certainly Pay Workers Salaries – Aregbesola

The Government of Osun on Sunday described as uncalled for insinuations that the state would not pay salaries of its workers in March as a result of the N6million federal allocation that accrued to it for the month of February.

The Government assured its workers that just as the Rauf Aregbesola administration had weathered the storm to pay salaries up to December, the government is executing with the support of all stakeholders, including the workers, a well-mapped out strategy for ensuring that workers are not made to pay more price for the dwindling allocation than they have done.

A statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, which was signed by its Director, Semiu Okanlawon, explained that the considerably reduced FAAC allocation is no more news to the state.

The state received less than N150 million from October till date, due the the repayment obligations for the Infrastructure Programs it has been prosecuting. In spite of the heavy obligations, Osun has paid more than N5billion in salaries between the same period.

FAAC is not only source of revenue to the State, and the commendable support of workers has allowed us to stretch our reserves and other sources to pay workers on mutually agreed terms as well as fulfill our development promises to the majority of the people.

The January salaries and pensions are being paid this week. We must thank our workers for their understanding and cooperation.

— Rauf Aregbesola (@raufaregbesola) March 20, 2016

This i can assure you will certainly not affect our obligations to our workers.

— Rauf Aregbesola (@raufaregbesola) March 20, 2016

Yes, N6.2m revenue accrued from federation account for January,2016, as it happened in previous months

— Rauf Aregbesola (@raufaregbesola) March 20, 2016

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