Fayemi, APC frustrating Fayose efforts to pay workers

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused his predecessor, Kayode Fayemi, and the All Progressives Congress of frustrating his efforts to pay workers salary arrears. According to Fayose, who stated this at a press conference, on Wednesday said  the Federal Government has stopped payment due to the state as refund on federal road projects […]

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused his predecessor, Kayode Fayemi, and the All Progressives Congress of frustrating his efforts to pay workers salary arrears.

According to Fayose, who stated this at a press conference, on Wednesday said  the Federal Government has stopped payment due to the state as refund on federal road projects executed in the state.

"When I said that I won’t leave office as a debtor of salary, I was sure that the over N12bn owed the state by the federal government on construction and rehabilitation of federal roads will be paid this month.

"However, I’m shocked that in their usual characteristics of working against every effort to alleviate the sufferings of the people, Dr. Fayemi through his Commissioner for Finance, Dapi Kolawole, went to court in Abeokuta seeking an order that the N11bn refund should not be paid to my administration.

"Because of this court action, the refund that should have been made this month is said to have been stopped."

"My question is: must Ekiti people, especially the workers be made to suffer just because of the forthcoming governorship election? Is it by inhuman act that these APC people intend to realise their tall dream of taking over Ekiti state by force?

"I consider this as wickedness taken too far against one’s own people all in the name of election.