I Inherited N57bn Unpaid Salaries, Pension – Fayemi

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti  State yesterday said the workers in the state civil service were currently being owed  N57billion  as  arrears of unpaid salaries and emoluments.
The governor said this  at a meeting he had with the  civil servants as well as a cross-section of labour leaders at the Government House, Ado Ekiti.
He said that his administration was making  frantic efforts to defray the backlogs which he said would be done in phases.
The Tide’s source reports that Fayemi claimed the trend was caused by irregular payments of salaries and pensions by the immediate past administration  of Mr Ayodele Fayose.
He said the arrears covered outstanding salaries, pensions, promotion arrears, leave bonuses and other emoluments from 2014 till October 2018 when he assumed office.
The governor also said he was not part of the people that were opposed to local government autonomy.
He said  the local governments in the state were currently being given unfettered access to administer their own funds without interference from  his government.
He said he would honour his earlier pledge to pay all the outstanding workers’ benefits.
He clarified that some would be given immediate attention, while some would be defrayed by  instalmental.