I Won’t Renege on Payment of Salaries, Pensions; Oyetola Pleads With Workers, Retirees

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, has said he would not renege on his promise of make payment of full salaries and pension to workers and retirees, if reelected.
The Governor’s promise is coming amidst speculations by workers and pensioners that the Governor is only waiting for a second term re-election to be over to default on payment of salaries and pensions.
Oyetola said this during an engagement programme with members of The Triangular Group of Pensioners on Sunday in Osogbo.
The governor said those who were spreading false information that he would stop payment of full salaries and pension are enemies of progress.
The governor, who said his priority is to always see the state’s workforce happy and productive, said the era of half salaries is gone in the state.
Oyetola also assured the pensioners in the state that nothing would stop the payment of their monthly pension, adding that their positive contributions to the development of the state would never be forgotten.
In his remarks, Mr. Rotimi Adelugba, the Chairman of the group, commended the governor for his usual prompt payment of pension and gratuity to retirees in the state.
Adelugba said “The governor must be commended because on a monthly basis he approves N508 million for the payment of pension and N200 million for the payment of gratuity.
“Out of the N200 million for the payment of the gratuity, N150 million goes for the pensioners under the contributory pension scheme, while N50 million is for pensioners under the old system,” he said.