«As at May 29, 2015 that Buhari became President, bag of rice was less than N8, 000, a bag of rice is about N18, 000 now, more than 25 states can
not pay workers salary regularly owing to dwindled revenue from the federation account, and someone is telling Nigerians that the economy is doing well?
Fayose urged the senate to be mindful of the reality that many states in Nigeria were unable to
pay workers salary now because of the huge debt left behind by past governments.
«We have been able to
pay workers salaries and pensioners to date.
He declared that with the current state of the state's economy, there would be no room for waste, reiterating that he would not borrow to
pay workers salary; and that if there was any need to borrow, he would only borrow to execute capital projects.
Among the lies being peddled against him and his government include the fact that the younger brother of the politician, Dr. Deji Adeleke claimed that he borrowed the Aregbesola government money to
pay workers salaries.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has warned late Senator Isiaka Adeleke's brothers to desist from peddling lies against him and his government that the younger brother of the politician, Dr. Deji Adeleke borrowed his government money to
pay workers salaries.
A statement released on Monday by the party's state publicity secretary, Mr Bode Ogunmola, he said «it is shameful and the peak of rascality that a government which is saddled with its inability to
pay workers salaries let alone executing people oriented projects more than half way into its tenure, will now scheme to mortgage out collective future.