According to Senator Ademola Adeleke, a substantial portion of the state’s revenue is sent to Lagos state, which is the reason why the state administration owes salaries and is unable to pay retirees.
However, the Osun state governor-elect has pledged to engage with pensioners and retirees regarding their unpaid emoluments. Ademola Adeleke went a step farther and pledged to stop any leaks, freeing up money for other uses.
Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate for governor of Osun State, asserted that a sizable portion of the state’s revenue being sent to Lagos.
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This is why the state government owes salaries and is unable to pay pensions, according to Adeleke, who stated as much in an interview with Channels TV’s Politics Today.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared Adeleke the governor-elect of Osun State after scoring the majority of votes cast in the governorship election in the state.
“I said it before that paying salary is not an achievement; if people work, you must pay them. What you bring to the table to improve the economy, the IGR is what you can call achievements.
When I was debating with Governor Oyetola, the outgoing governor, I said paying salary is not an achievement; have you improved the economy? “What I will do is that I will work with pensioners, retirees; sit together with them and have a meeting. Okay this is the money they are owing you and everything.
Why they cannot pay you is that a lot of our money is going outside; what I mean is that a lot of our money is taken to Lagos or somewhere. So I will block those leakages.”