THE EKITI STATE GOVERNOR AYO FAYOSE PLEADED WITH THE CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE STATE TO BE MORE PATIENT CONCERNING THEIR SEPTEMBER SALARY
Vanguard reports that the governor made the appeal when he featured on his monthly media chat, ‘Meet Your Governor’. Ayo Fasoye explained that the unstable financial state in which Ekiti state is presently is very sad and it is as a result of the way the former administration used the funds.
Revealing that governors of Jigawa, Adamawa and Katsina States sent rams and cows to him as part of their contributions to his “stomach infrastructure” agenda for Christmas celebrations, Fayose made it known that it is desire to ensure that happiness of Ekiti people.
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The governor explained that the deductions from the allocation of the state from the Bond sourced by the last administration and commercial loans obtained from banks had adversely affected the state finances.
“I became governor on October 16 and that is two months and ten days now and I want to state categorically that I have managed resources of the state very well.
“Now coming here to tell the people that I will pay September salaries, no, no, I will not say that. The salaries I am paying now, I had interface with banks to give me leeway for six months to be able to arrange myself.
“If anybody is expecting me to pay September salary now, that person is deceiving himself. Where will I get the money from? If somebody was in office four four years and he owed you two months salary arrears and I am in office for two months and I don’t owe you from the time I took office, our people should be patient.”
“This government has been in office for just two months now and people are complaining, what are they complaining about? we should not be deceiving ourselves. Oil benchmark used to be 78 dollars but it has now dropped to 62 dollars.
“Fayose loves you all but I will not sell house or children to pay salaries. Since my coming to power, I have been paying deductions and I have ensured water supply to Ikoro, Ijero, Moba and we are closer to Aramoko and Iyin.
“Some people will say abandon other sectors and pay our money, are we going to leave health, water, education and others?
Revealing that governors of Jigawa, Adamawa and Katsina States sent rams and cows to him as part of their contributions to his “stomach infrastructure” agenda for Christmas celebrations, Fayose made it known that it is desire to ensure that happiness of Ekiti people.
READ ALSO: PHOTOS: Fayose Extends ‘Stomach Infrastructure’ To Nigerian Police
The governor explained that the deductions from the allocation of the state from the Bond sourced by the last administration and commercial loans obtained from banks had adversely affected the state finances.
“I became governor on October 16 and that is two months and ten days now and I want to state categorically that I have managed resources of the state very well.
“Now coming here to tell the people that I will pay September salaries, no, no, I will not say that. The salaries I am paying now, I had interface with banks to give me leeway for six months to be able to arrange myself.
“If anybody is expecting me to pay September salary now, that person is deceiving himself. Where will I get the money from? If somebody was in office four four years and he owed you two months salary arrears and I am in office for two months and I don’t owe you from the time I took office, our people should be patient.”
“This government has been in office for just two months now and people are complaining, what are they complaining about? we should not be deceiving ourselves. Oil benchmark used to be 78 dollars but it has now dropped to 62 dollars.
“Fayose loves you all but I will not sell house or children to pay salaries. Since my coming to power, I have been paying deductions and I have ensured water supply to Ikoro, Ijero, Moba and we are closer to Aramoko and Iyin.
“Some people will say abandon other sectors and pay our money, are we going to leave health, water, education and others?
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