Ogun’ll not borrow to pay salaries – Amosun

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has said his administration will not resort to borrowing in order to clear the arrears of salaries owed by the  previous administration.
The governor said this on Tuesday while addressing  the non-academic staff of Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu.
The TASCE workers were protesting against   non-payment of their  10-month   salary between 2009 and 2010, non-inauguration of  the Governing Council of the institution and non-implementation of the new minimum wage.
Speaking through the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Taiwo Adeoluwa, Amosun  lamented the plight of the workers,  promising  to pay the salary arrears when the finances of the state improve.
He  said, “So many workers from virtually all the sectors were owed by the previous government and we have begun piecemeal payment of those arrears. Even a worse case was the pensioners that were owed for 29 months. But we have started paying these people within the limit of the resources available to us.
“You have laboured for the state and you deserve to be paid. But we will not deceive you that we will pay you the arrears tomorrow.”
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