Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose,
has supposedly accused the Federal Government of deliberately withholding the
release of the Paris Club refund to states purposely to prevent Ekiti from
using the money to pay arrears of workers’ salaries before the July 14 governorship
election in the state.
The Governor also warned the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against stopping the collation
of election results midway, as was done during the governorship election in Edo
State.
Fayose, who spoke through his Chief
Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, in Ado Ekiti, the state capital on Thursday,
June 21, 2018 accused the Federal Government of deliberately withholding the
money after Ekiti and other states had been cleared to get the refund.
Speaking, “If it is released to other
states without the inclusion of Ekiti, people will suspect the Federal
Government of playing politics with it. The Federal Government used those
tactics in Kogi to assist the APC candidate to win.
“I am using this forum to inform Ekiti
people that the Federal Government is punishing and depriving them of their
entitlement because of politics. They think that if I am not able to pay the
four months’ salaries owed the workers, they will vote for the APC.
“Ekiti people are not fools, they know
that the Fayemi administration plunged the state into debt. Fayemi left two
months’ salaries unpaid and N1.2bn is being deducted every month from Ekitiallocations to
service the debt.
“So far, N35.34bn has been deducted
from allocations coming to Ekiti to service debts owed by the Fayemi
administration.
“If I have N35.34bn, I will not owe
workers and I will be able to take care of the needs of the people. Ekiti
people are not fools and will not again accept the APC. They know that the
Fayemi administration is the cause of the unpaid salaries.”
Punch
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