Ondo Workers Not Owed Salaries – Akeredolu

The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, said his administration has fulfilled its promise not to owe workers’ salaries in the state by paying the workers promptly.

He added that the state workers had gotten their salaries up till November 2022 but the delay in December salary was as a result of the advice of the labour leaders in the state, to let workers to meet new year financial obligations.

Akeredolu said this at the annual prayer meeting with the state public servants on Tuesday, the first working day of the year, which took place at the Governor’s office, Akure, the state capital.

The governor, however, promised the workers that their December salary will be paid soon while assuring that the one month remaining from the inherited seven months’ salary arrears would also be paid before the end of his tenure.

Talking to the workers, the governor said, “As you are aware, you received three alerts in December. We paid October and November 2022. You also received a leave bonus. We would have paid December but the labour leaders advised that we delay it till January to allow you meet financial obligations. students will resume soon. We will pay school fees.

“Also,we inherited seven months salary arrears, we paid six months. Before I leave the office, I will pay the remaining one.”