Adeleke directs immediate payment of arrears of half salaries owed workers

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the immediate payment of arrears of half salaries to civil servants and cash backing of promotion exercises from 2019 to 2022.

A statement issued by Mr. Najeem Akintola on behalf of the Head of service, Mr. Ayanleye Aina, said Governor Adeleke approved the welfare packages for active and retired workers at both state and local government levels.

The statement said that there will be subsequent payment of arrears of half salaries once in a quarter, beginning with the second quarter of 2023.

He also said there would be monthly payment of arrears of half salaries to contributory pensioners (State and Local), who had not received their bonds with effect from February.

Aina said there would be payment of four months outstanding deductions (May and June 2019, February 2020 and October, 2022).

“The money will start with the immediate payment of May 2019 deduction and the other three months’ deductions at once per quarter.

“There will also be cash backing of the 2019 to 2022 promotion,” the statement added.
former Governor Rauf Aregbesola, had on June 2015, started ‘modulated’ salary payment when the state faced an economic crisis.

During the period, only workers below level 7 received full salary payment.

Workers between level 8 and 12 had been receiving 75 per cent of their salaries while the state’s staff on grade level 13 and above had been receiving 50 per cent of their salaries in line with the structure.