Ajirioghene Imah
The Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has disclosed that the state does not owe any pensioner.
According to him, his administration has been releasing N2.4 billion yearly to offset gratuities of retired civil servants in the state.
He further noted that he has approved an increase in the pension allowances in line with the consequential adjustment arising from the implementation of the national minimum wage in 2019 in the country.
“All the backlogs of seven months owed by the immediate past government has been cleared. We are giving priority to the welfare of the workers in the state and prompt payment of salaries. I assure the workers and labour leaders that arrears of salaries owed by the previous administration will be fully paid. By December 2022, we had already started planning for January. As of February, before the election, the Ondo State Government had paid February salaries. We have no outstanding debt.
“As we clear the seven months ’arrears we inherited, we are also paying the normal salary. There was no issue with a salary delay or any outstanding salary within that period, even though we are clearing the arrears. All the salaries due to this administration have been paid.” He said