The Osun State Government on Tuesday, refuted claims that local government workers have not been paid their salaries due to the prolonged withholding of federal allocations.
The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, in a statement, described recent public narratives suggesting non-payment of salaries as misleading and factually inaccurate.
He noted that the core salaries have continued uninterrupted through state-level interventions.
According to him, “There has been no interruption in the payment of core salaries to local government workers. Salaries are being paid fully and as at when due.
“Despite the hijacking of local government allocations for almost a year, funds now totalling approximately ₦230 billion, the Osun State Government under Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has sustained salary payments through the state’s resources.
“This intervention has ensured financial stability for workers and shielded families from avoidable hardship,” Alimi stated.
However, he added that “the continued hijacking of the ₦230 billion allocation has directly impacted the payment of certain allowances and supplementary entitlements ordinarily funded from those statutory allocations.
“These obligations are structurally tied to funds accruing to the local government system and cannot be fully accommodated in the absence of those resources.”
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