ONDO STATE GOVERNOR ROTIMI AKEREDOLU HAS ORDERED THE PAYMENT OF ONE MONTH SALARY OUT OF THE SEVEN MONTHS ARREARS OWED THE STATE WORKERS.
THIS IS COMING AS THE STATE GOVERNOR SAYS THE NEW ADMINISTRATION MET EMPTY TREASURY IN THE COFFERS OF THE STATE WHICH MADE IT UNABLE TO PAY MORE THAN ONE MONTH.
SPEAKING AT A JUMAT SERVICE IN AKURE, THE MUSLIMS IN THE STATE ALSO ASK THE GOVERNOR TO CEDE THE POST OF THE SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO THEM IN FULFILLMENT OF HIS EARLIER PROMISE.
THE GOVERNOR REPRESENTED BY HIS DEPUTY AGBOOLA AJAYI THANKED THE ONDO MUSLIM COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT. STRESSING THAT THE NEW government MET EMPTY TREASURY, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS SALARY OF WORKERS WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY THUS ORDERING PAYMENT OF ONE MONTH OUT OF THE SEVEN MONTHS OWED.
THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY ALSO PROMISED CONTINOUS SUPPORT FOR AKEREDOLU’S GOVERNENT BUT SEEKS THAT THE POST OF SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT BE CEDED TO A MUSLIM.
WITH THE GOVERNMENT GETTING UP TO A WEEK OLD WITHOUT ANY APPOINTMENT, ONDO STATE CITIZENS EAGERLY AWAIT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF FIRST APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR ESPECIALLY THAT OF THE SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT
