The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West has berated the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola over his refusal to pay workers in the state their November salary, nine days after the month ended.
The party which also condemned the wanton destruction of houses in Osogbo, the Osun State capital under the guise of road construction said it was inhuman for government to be demolishing people’s houses without first paying them compensation or providing alternative shelter for them.
In a statement issued today by its Zonal Publicity Secretary, Hon. Kayode Babade, the PDP said it was ungodly for workers to still be waiting for their November salary on the ninth of December, adding that; “it is either Governor Aregbesola is using calendars different from the normal one or Osun workers are already bearing the brunt of the governor and his party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) political misadventure in Ondo State.”
The PDP urged Governor Aregbesola to pay the workers salary without further delay; saying’ “If he could be paying his wife N18 million public fund per month for food, workers salary should not be delayed for one hour.”
It also accused the governor of indiscriminate demolition of houses in the state, saying; “Responsible governance demands that people be paid compensation before their properties are destroyed by government.
“It was this same Aregbesola that demolished houses in five communities – Ataoja, Iludun, Ofatedo, Okebaale and Costain, only for the government to propose payment of ridiculous compensation to the house owners.
“For instance, owner of a one-bedroom flat were proposed to be paid N1 million, four-bedroom flat N1.5 million and an eight-room bungalow N800,00 until the properties owners protested to the State House of Assembly.
“Even after the protest, nothing was done to assuage the inhuman treatment and we fear owners of properties now being demolished will suffer the same fate.
“It is therefore our appeal that well-meaning Nigerians should appeal Aregbeola to stop his wanton demolition of properties in Osun State pending the payment of compensation to owners of the houses.”
