Fayemi pays Ekiti workers salary arrears owed by Fayose

Governor Fayemi has paid the one month salary arrears owed by the Ayo Fayose administration to civil servants

– The governor had signed an Executive Order cancelling levies in public schools

Ekiti state Deputy Governor, Bisi Egbeyemi, on Sunday said the state government had paid the one month salary arrears owed by the Ayo Fayose administration to civil servants.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Egbeyemi announced this while addressing religious leaders, political office holders and civil servants at the Government Jouse in Ado-Ekiti.

Egbeyemi said that Fayemi had promised to make the life of Ekiti people better and ensure that all and sundry felt the positive impact of the government.

He noted that Fayemi’s priority was the welfare of the people which shaped the policy thrust of his administration.

The deputy governor revealed that government was making sacrifice to ensure that workers were paid as and when due, which was the motivation behind paying them two salaries within one week.

He canvassed the support of workers and the people of the state, assuring that Fayemi was motivated to preform and leave the state better than he met it.

According to him, Fayemi administration has promised the people of the state in the areas of attracting investment, employment of qualified citizens to civil service, provision of social amenities and economic empowerment.

He, however, said that since the coming to power, the governor had signed an Executive Order cancelling levies in public schools and also released N200 million to teachers as car and housing loans.

Meanwhile, Track News earlier reported that Deji Akeredolu, a 37-year-old councillor representing Ado Ward 9 at the Ado local government council, was shot dead by unknown gunmen at the Onala area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital.

The incident occurred around 10pm on Friday, December 28, as the deceased and his wife alighted from a motorbike at the junction to their house.