BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has said that he would not renege on his promise of full payment of salaries and pension to workers and retirees if re-elected in July 16 governorship election.
Oyetola said this during an engagement programme with members of The Triangular Group of Pensioners on Sunday in Osogbo.
Represented by his Special Adviser on Civic Engagement, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, the governor said those who were spreading false information that he would stop payment of full salaries are enemies of progress, whose minds are not always with positive development.
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.
He noted that his administration since inception had not failed in the payment of the monthly stipends to the senior citizens, adding that he would not stop putting smiles on their faces through prompt payment of their pension.
Oyetola also urged the state workers to continue to support his administration and shun those who always want to turn the labour force against government
The governor, who noted that payment of salaries is one of the core responsibilities of any reasonable government, said he would continue to prioritise the welfare of the workers and the citizenry as a whole.
“Payment of workers’ salaries, pensions and other emoluments remained one of the topmost priorities of my administration. And with God’s help, that will continue for as long as I remain the governor,” he said.
In his remarks, 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 since the inception of Oyetola’s administration, pensioners in the state had been collecting full payment of their stipends as and when due.
“We need to commend the governor for this gesture. As the workers were being paid at the end of the month, we pensioners also received ours immediately. Sometimes, we even receive our pension in full before the workers receive theirs,” he said.
