The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers in
Osun State, Mr. Wakeel Amuda, has said teachers in
the state have not been paid any of the outstanding
salaries by the state government.
Amuda said this in a telephone interview with our
correspondent in Osogbo on Sunday.
There were rumours in the state during the weekend
that workers had started receiving bank alert for
payment of three months’ salaries.
But Amuda described the rumour as a lie being
peddled by some politicians to hoodwink members
of the public that the state government had paid the
workers.
He said, “It is all lies.We have not received any
payment alert. Some politicians are behind the
rumour. A politician told me that a civil servant had
received salary alert around noon today (Sunday). I
followed him to the person but there was no
evidence that his salary has been paid. It is a lie.”
Efforts to confirm from the Chairman of the Nigeria
Labour Congress in the state, Mr. Jacob Adekomi,
were unsuccessful as calls put across to his
telephone indicated that the phone had been
switched off.
A worker in one of the local governments in the state
also told our correspondent that they were still
expecting to be paid as of Sunday evening.
The worker, who pleaded not to be mentioned, said
he had not received any salary alert while describing
the rumour of payment as unfounded.
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party has
berated the state government for allegedly
misleading members of the public that workers had
been paid.
The Director of Publicity of the PDP in Osun State,
Mr. Diran Odeyemi, said this in a statement in
Osogbo on Sunday.
The opposition party accused the state government
of being behind the claims on the social media that
workers had been paid their salaries.
The statement read in part, “Few hours to the June 30
deadline that Governor Rauf Aregbesola set for
himself for the payment of all outstanding workers
salaries and pension, no single worker has been
paid.
“We consider this as wicked and insensitive. Many of
the workers owing landlords and various people are
being harassed for payments due to the online
propaganda of the state government.
“Why is everything about Aregbesola’s government
shrouded in lies, mystery and secrecy?
“Through our findings, we can confirm that no Osun
worker has been paid. We also demand information
on how and where Ogbeni Aregbesola got money to
pay workers. Was the money made available by
banks or he had it and just preferred to withhold
payment? We need information.”
Efforts to speak to the governor through his media
aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, on the matter proved
abortive as calls put across to his mobile telephone
were not answered.
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