….Stresses Committment to Workers’ Welfare
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has declared the committment of his administration to the welfare of the civil servants in the state..
The governor made this known on Monday ,reacted to a trending salary structures flying around in the state. Adeleke urged the civil servants to disregard the viral post as being circulated in the state.
The Governor who stated this in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed and made available to journalists in Osogbo described the post as false and misleading added that the content of the post is far from truth and not connected to the State Government.
The statement specifically emphasized the committment of Adeleke to the welfare of Workers since assumption of office .
The governor stressed that measures to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on civil servants and the larger public would soon be rolled out .
He stated that purveyor of fake news and the mischievous people in an attempt to cause rancour are on course over the purported new salary structure being conveyed in the viral post.
Adeleke in another development has also reiterated the commitment of his administration to the smooth and effective take off of University of Ilesa, Osun State
The Governor gave the assurance while receiving the leadership of the National Universities Commission, NUC, led by the Executive Secretary, Ambassador Chris Maiyaki at the Governor’s Country Home, Ede.
Adeleke assured the visiting NUC team that the state government will give all necessary support to facilitate the smooth take off and sustainability of the university.
He described the Vice Chancellor of University of Ilesa, Professor Taiwo Asaolu as a round peg in a round hole who was appointed based on his pedigree and ability to take the newly established university to stardom.
The Governor solicited the support of the NUC for the two state universities, affirming the readiness of his administration to provide all needed logistics for the operation of the new university.
Earlier in his address, the Executive Secretary of NUC, Ambassador Chris Maiyaki commended Governor Ademola Adeleke for his nationally acknowledged enthusiasm for the development of education and passionate commitment to entrenching good governance.
Ambassador Maiyaki said the NUC team was in the State to gather first hand information on the state of preparedness of the university for academic activities saying that the Vice Chancellor, Professor Taiwo Asaolu has briefed the commission adequately about the uncommon level of support given to the university by the state Governor.