Government of Oyo State on Monday announced 50 per cent
slash of salaries and entitlement of all political appointees in the state
owing to the prevailing economic situation in the country.
The announcement was made by Secretary to the State
Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli, who addressed newsmen at the state secretariat,
Ibadan, adding that the slash will begin with immediate effect.
According to him, “The slash in salary is for all political
appointees starting from the Governor, Deputy Governor, Commissioners, Special
Advisers, Senior Special Adviser, among others.
“This was approved by the governor along with his cabinet
members at the last executive members meeting. This will also include slash in
government expense profile, and compensation of political appointees.”
Alli who noted that the Governor would not be excluded from
the process, expressed hope that the restructuring exercise of the government
would impact positively on the state’s Internally Generated Revenue.
He further disclosed that the state government had almost
completed a ten thousand metric tonnes of Silo at Oyo town, adding that this
will be replicated across all senatorial districts in the state, to guarantee
food security for people of Oyo.
Alli noted that the current verification exercise to
restructure the civil service has revealed several anomalies in the system,
assuring that the state government would not relent in addressing all systemic
anomalies while maintaining cordial relationship with the state labour union
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