Edo Pays Workers’ November Salaries Ahead Of Other States

THERE was jubilation by public workers in Edo State, after
they received alert of the payment of their November
salaries, when many states are still battling to clear the
backlog of workers’ salaries and allowances.
Civil servants in the state who thronged to various banks
yesterday said they had every reason to support and put in
their best into the Adams Oshiomhole led administration
because the government had shown responsibility to
workers welfare by paying their November salaries on
November 25, in the midst of dwindling resources in the
country.
Many of the workers were seen at the secretariat praying
for the governor and pledging their continued
support.Reacting to the development in a statement,
Forum of Senior Special Assistants to Oshiomhole
confirmed the payment of workers’ salaries saying,
“Before the close of work on Wednesday, Edo State
Government through an alert received on phones, paid
November salaries.
The statement by Mr. Theophilus Afuda and Mr. John
Mayaki, respectively, said: “This singular action, and
flowing from previous months of prompt payment of
salaries, we can boldly and confidently say Governor
Adams Oshiomhole is the first Governor in Nigeria to pay
this months’ workers’ salaries.
This masterstroke is overkill from a most responsible
workers’ Governor in Nigeria, especially so, at a time the
country and state governments are in financial despair
and experiencing dwindling revenue and uncertainties.
We say overkill because this is landmark precedence for
the-would-be successor to begin to devise the Oshiomhole
skills to achieve this feat. We all must pray that we do not
get a lesser sterling governor post Oshiomhole.
“This issue will form a big part of our debate as it relates to
Adams Oshiomhole’s stewardship so far in Edo State and
beyond but unfortunately, desperate critics have
cautiously avoided this public discourse of Adams
Oshiomhole’s efficient economic management.
“We cannot pretend to have forgotten so soon, how
workers in this state were owed salaries spanning several
months by previous administrations.”