Ondo state government has faulted claims by an aide in the office of the Vice President, Tope Fasua that some workers are owed six months’ salary arrears.
The government through, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, denied the claim, expressing dismay that a Presidential aide whose duties centre on economic affairs would go on national TV to reel out unverified information.
The statement also berated Fasua for not consulting the state government, to get the facts and figures he needed for such interview, before misrepresenting the people.
Adeniyi who acknowledged Fasua has admitted his error and apologised, noted that it was imperative to make the clarification for members of the public who may have been misled by those false claims.
According to him, the state Government has not only paid workers’ salary up to date, it has also been paying wage award of N35, 000 monthly to all categories of workers and N10,000 wage award to retirees as part of its measures to mitigate the effects of fuel subsidy removal.
