Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has explained why some workers in the state have not been paid their salaries, saying it was due to clearance issues.
The governor said this Thursday in Abuja at the National Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) while fielding questions from journalists.
Asked to comment on the status of salary payment in the state, Bello said, “I will simply refer you to Kogi state website so that you can get the fact from there. www.kogistate.gov.ng. You are going to see from there. Four months arrears owed by the previous administration have been cleared. Month by month, Kogi state has paid its workers salaries as workers are being cleared.
“Those that are not cleared surely cannot be paid. If you go to our website, you will see month by month, MDA by MDA and those that have not been cleared have reasons why they have not yet been cleared and that has been there so, go and get your fact from there.”
He said the meeting held with Chief Tony Momoh-led reconciliation committee for Kogi State went very well, stating that under his leadership, one indivisible state is feasible.
The governor also said that the meeting focused on the progress of the party as well as the administration and progress in Kogi State.
