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Why Osun workers are not receiving full salaries – Aregbesola

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-Gov. Rauf Aregbesola blames corruption and past administrations for the economic woes of the state.

-The governor also stated he is not happy with the state’s inability to pay civil servants their entitlements.

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Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Sunday blamed the general down turn of economic activities in the country for the inability of the state to pay its civil servants their full salaries.

He further revealed that not only civil servants in the state were affected as all political appointees in the state are also affected by the cash crunch.

The information was disclosed to news men in a statement released by Adelani Baderinwa, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy after  the federal government team on digital switch over visited Governor Aregbesola at the governor’s office in Osogbo.

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The governor was quoted as saying “economic downturn induced by brazen corruption, wanton theft of crude oil and mismanagement of the country’s resources by the last administration forced the state to what it was witnessing today.’’

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He added that “we are not happy paying modulated salary to our workers in the civil service and political appointees. We are compelled by financial reality.

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“Contrary to the lies around, it is not all our workers that receive half salary.

“Workers on levels 1-7, being the most vulnerable and the largest chunk of the workforce are being paid full salary.

“Workers on levels 8-10 receive 75 per cent of their salary, while levels 12 upward collect 50 per cent of their salary.