Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola begins payment of full salaries

The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress , Osun State chapter, Mr Jacob Adekomi, has said that the Governor Rauf Aregbesola administration has started paying full salaries to all categories of workers in the state.

The NLC chairman said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Osogbo on Wednesday .

Adekomi said local government workers and primary school teachers had started receiving payment alerts from their banks , adding that he had also received an alert of full salary for the month of July .
He said, “ The state government has started paying us full salaries. But we are waiting for the payment of arrears of the balance of modulated salaries. We have already given them a 21 - day ultimatum and we hope they will pay the arrears before the expiration of the ultimatum.
“Negotiation will soon commence and we are waiting for them to start paying us the arrears . But I can confirm that they have started paying us full salaries and I received the alert yesterday. ”

But the Secretary of the 2011 / 2012 Forum of Retirees in the state , Mr Sola Olojode, said pensioners had yet to start receiving full pensions.
He said retirees went to the Head of Service, Dr Oyebade Olowogboyega , and were assured that they would be paid full pension for the month of July .
He said this while speaking with our correspondent on the telephone .
Olojede said, “We went to the Head of Service two days ago and he assured us that we would be paid full pension for July . We will make noise again if we are not paid as they promised .
“ He also assured us that those retirees whose N 100 , 000 cheques given to them bounced should present the cheques again.

The cheques of N 100 , 000 out of millions of naira gratuities bounced . Can you imagine that ? The cheques were given to teachers that retired through Teachers and Establishment and Pension Office . ”
Meanwhile, Olowogboyega commended Aregbesola for the double promotions they received without examinations and the employment of thousands of youths into the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme programme .

He also lauded the governor for the on - going conversion of workers from one cadre , adding that refurbishment of office equipment and necessary items for effective service delivery would be done soon .
Olowogboyega stated that arrears and leave bonuses would be paid , adding that the new promotion status of each worker would be reflected and not the former level, while the financial benefits attached to the promotion status would be fulfilled .

Osun State Governor Wants Nigerians To Pray For Yusuf Buhari - Rauf Aregbesola

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has enjoined Nigerians to pray for the recovery of Yusuf Buhari, son of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Aregbesola spoke at the closing ceremony of the 19th edition of the Annual National Conference organised by the Jama’atu Ta’awunil Muslimeen (Society of Nigeria), at City Hall, Iwo.

The governor said the call was necessary to support the administration, adding: “The comfort of the President is the comfort of all.”
Aregbesola described prayer as the only instrument that can rescue Nigeria, hence the need to attach priority to prayers and fasting.
The governor urged religious leaders to dedicate prayers for President Buhari, his sick son as well as for the socioeconomic prosperity of the country.

Osun State Governor Says, I Pay Workers & Pensioners Regularly In My State - Aregbesola

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State today says he has been paying active workers and pensioners in the state regularly. He disclosed this today in Osogbo at a symposium organised by the Osun Command of the Police Community Relations Committee.

He however said people spreading news of workers being owned by the state are just enemies of hisadministration. Hear him;“Let me make a resounding correction that despite the paucity of funds, it is only a section of workers on grade level 12 andabove who receive painfully 50 percent of their gross salaries based on the agreement between the government and the labour union.

“So, outside that category of workers on grade level 12 and above, no other receives half of his or her salaries and the workers in this category are just 20 percent of the state’s workforce.“Outside that, officers on levels 8-10 receive 75 percent of their salaries while officers on levels 7 and below receive theirfull pay.“Contrary to what the naysayers claim about us, all workers in the state have received their salaries up to June this yearaccording to the payment scheme and agreement.

“As we pay active workers, so we pay pensioners.“The only outstanding pay to pensioners is the gratuity and this is due to workers who choose not to participate in the Contributory Pension Scheme and therefore left service in 2011/2012,’’ the governor said.Posted byLadun