Adeleke Pays Workers October 2022 Deduction, Half Salary Debt

By Funmi Ojo

In compliance with his administration’s agenda for peoples’ welfare, Governor Ademola Adeleke has paid the October 2022 cooperative deduction inherited from the Gboyega Oyetola’s administration.

Additionally, the State Governor has paid another half salary debt, totaling seven months half salaries debt paid by the current government.

Governor Adeleke inherited billions of naira in pension, cooperative deductions, and half salaries from the governments of both Mr. Gboyega Oyetola and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola covering the 12 years of APC government in the state.

The State Government paid the sum of Nine Hundred and Seventy-One Million, Eight Hundred and Twenty -Three Thousand, Seven Hundred and Eighty Six Naira and Fifty Nine Kobo (N971,823,786.59) as October 2022 cooperative deductions.

Aside from the payment of the deduction, the state government also paid a total sum of Seven Hundred and Sixteen Million, Four Hundred and One Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty-Seven Naira and Thirteen Kobo (N716,401,287.13) for the seventh half salary payment.

The total paid is One Billion, Six Hundred and Eighty Eight Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand, Seventy Three Naira and Seventy Two Kobo, (N1,688,225,073.72).

Commenting on the payment, Governor Adeleke noted that, the government is committed to the phased payments of all inherited pension, salary and deduction debt as part of the cardinal agenda of his administration.

The Governor reaffirmed his commitment to easing the hardship of workers and residents of the state, by deploying state resources to address the needs of various sectors of society.