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Oyo cuts salaries of political office holders by 50%
The government of Oyo State on Monday announced the reduction in salaries of political office holders in the state to 50 per cent with immediate effect.
The government also said that the 50 per cent cut will include their compensation, approval limits and government’s spending.
This development was made known to newsmen by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Olalekan Alli during a news conference in Ibadan on Monday.
He said that the decision was arrived at during the State Executive Council meeting held on Friday, November 4.
“The resources of government in the state dwindled as a result of the economic downturn. In July, the state’s monthly allocation was N4bn, N3.8bn in Aug., and N3.5billion in September and N2.8 billion in October. Considering the dwindling allocation, the best is for state governments to look inward. This is why we are slashing the salaries of all political office holders,” Alli said.
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Disclosing that the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state was still between N1bn to N1.5bn, Alli said that the state government adopted the restructuring and verification exercise in the state as a means of blocking the several loopholes that allowed for waste of resources.
According to him, the ongoing Biometric Verification Number exercise in the state had revealed some ghost workers drawing multiple salaries.
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Johnson Amadi
November 7, 2016 at 8:32 pm
I’m looking forward to seeing more of this in other states. Irrespective of the current recession, government is not a place to enrich ones pocket. Salaries shouldn’t be exorbitant
Nonso Ezeugo
November 8, 2016 at 6:23 am
Tell them because they believe in eating people’s salaries without minding there status of life our government should do something about it
Animashaun Ayodeji
November 7, 2016 at 8:36 pm
Salaries should be reduced to the minimum level so that people with positive minds can be allowed in public/political offices
Joy Madu
November 8, 2016 at 6:31 am
Why should there salaries be reduced are they going forward or you are sending them back.you better watch what you are saying.by the way who are the positive mind. I believe you don’t kw them you are just saying what you know nothing about
yanju omotodun
November 7, 2016 at 8:55 pm
What a beautiful development. Other states should follow suit. This will make governance affordable.
Amarachi Okoye
November 8, 2016 at 5:57 am
Yes ooooo most expecally in imo state
JOHNSON PETER
November 7, 2016 at 9:30 pm
Ordinarily , apart from recession hitting hard on all states, political office holders’ salaries are too outrageous which ought to be a thing of concern to us all. Did you hear what Dino melaye said of recent, he said he is going to order for more cars because his money is not the cause of recession. As in , their huge salaries and allowances make them live flamboyant lifestyles.
Let political office holders understand that governance is not a visa to siphon money.