We Are Owing 4 Months, Not 38 Months Salaries – Kogi SG

Against increasing apprehensions that the months-long backlog of salaries owed civil servants would work against Governor Yahaya Bello in the forthcoming governorship election, the Kogi State Government has debunked insinuations that it is owing 38 months.

Spokesman of the government, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo said that to the contrary that the state government is owing only four months as he claimed that the Bello administration had paid 38 months salaries of the 39 months it has been in power.

The claim is against the varying insinuations that the administration is owing from four to 38 months of salaries. The stigma against the Bello administration had been compounded by reports of civil servants either committing suicide or dying on account of delayed salaries.

Fanwo, Director General of Media and Publicity to the Governor debunked the claims in Takete Ide Amuro in Mopamuro Local Government while briefing newsmen after an APC Stakeholders Meeting in the Ward.

“One of the questions our party members asked during the meeting was about the claim by labour that we are owing workers 38 months salaries.

“As far as government is concerned, we have paid 38 months salaries starting from September 2015. We have been in office for just 39 months. But we are still owing four months salaries because we started paying from the period we are yet to assume power.

“We are not in any power play with labour. We will continue to appreciate their understanding and we pledge to clear all arrears as soon as possible.”

Fanwo said government has struggled to bridge the gap inherited because of the dwindling revenue and contending needs of the people of Kogi State.

“We know how pivotal salaries are to microeconomics and we also know we owe other sectors of the public a good number of social amenities. Government will continue to manage the contending interests to serve a good number of the population.”

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