The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday urged the outgoing Governor Ibikunle Amosun to pay interests on the deductions from the backlog of workers’ salaries, allowances and deductions.
The Party said the call on Amosun to pay interest on the deductions and allowances which he is “reportedly paying,” in the twilight of the administration, is just and fair since the Governor fixed the money in an interest yielding account with a commercial bank.
In a statement by APC’s Caretaker Committee’s Publicity Secretary, Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, the Party added that Governor Amosun has also done “nothing special to Ogun workers, if truly he is repaying the illegal deductions.”
APC stated: “Amosun should bury his head in shame. He has not done any special favour to the workers. He should have paid the workers with the interests on their money he used as fixed deposits with leading commercial banks for years thereby reaping billions of naira in interest.
“Or where did Amosun suddenly get the money when there is no excess crude oil payment, Paris Club refund or bailout by the FG.
“If Amosun has given these funds to the owners as at when due, instead of trading with them, many lost lives would have been saved, many families would not have been broken and many who developed high blood pleasure and related diseases would have been saved from such ailments.
“Amosun should not forget to pay the outstanding salaries of tertiary institutions and local government deductions.”
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