The state further announced that it has cleared the money owed to those under the contributory pension scheme.
The Osun State Government, led by Ademola Adeleke, has accused the administrations of Gboyega Oyetola and Rauf Aregbesola of failure.
This comes as the government announced the payment of a backlog of half salaries owed since the Aregbesola administration.
According to the government, 11 months of half salaries have so far been paid to active workers and retirees who were entitled to them.
The government also claimed that the payments cut across all sectors, including local government areas (LGAs), tertiary institutions, the core civil service, parastatals, and even political office holders at the time.
The state further announced that it has cleared the money owed to those under the contributory pension scheme.
In a statement signed by Kolapo Alimi, Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, the government accused past administrations of failure, stating that it was working to “right the wrongs of the previous administration.”
“Governor Adeleke is a compassionate leader and doesn’t take pleasure in the pains of the people, more else, those who rendered services to the state,” the statement said.
“He’s paying the salary owed by the previous administration to bring relief for those owed and also to stimulate the state economy as those money ends up in the economy through the buying of essential needs.”
Paying this money means that “the Governor prioritises the welfare of the people and always prepared to address failings of the past administration,” the statement read.
The government also opined that the previous administration was willing to cause people pain.
“Compared to the previous governments, the hopes of workers and pensioners are renewed,” the statement said.
“This shows that the Adeleke administration recognises the contributions of workers and pensioners to the state and not prepared to make them go through undeserved pains.”
This comment comes after the All Progressives Congress accused the Adeleke administration of abandoning governance.
Previously, SaharaReporters reported that the Osun State chapter of the APC had expressed concerns over the whereabouts of Governor Adeleke, alleging that he left the state without proper notice and had been absent for more than two weeks.
In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its spokesperson, Kola Olabisi, the party described the governor’s prolonged absence as “abnormal,” questioning the transparency and legality of the development.
“The question being asked in hushed tones in some public places, inside commercial buses and by motorcycle riders and their passengers in the state, is where could be the whereabouts of their governor for this long,” the statement read.
The party demanded clarity on who was in charge of governance in Osun during Adeleke’s absence.
It said, “As the governor of all and sundry, we as a party, need to know the whereabouts of the governor and who has been holding fort for him during his absence from the state since two weeks ago.
“Did the governor duly transmit power to his deputy who is constitutionally covered to temporarily step into the shoes of his principal in his absence?”
The APC further alleged that Governor Adeleke left the state shortly after an unsuccessful attempt to defect to the party.
“Our check has confirmed that Governor Adeleke left the state unannounced about two weeks ago, when he failed in his effort to defect to the opposition APC,” it claimed.
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