KWSG insists on not owing workers

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has insisted that the state government is not owing its workers.

This even as he urged the federal government to urgently carry out local government reform policy as a major recipe of addressing the lingering financial crises bedeviling the third tier of government.

Ahmed, stated this at the weekend during an interactive session with members of correspondent chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kwara State Council.

The governor who was reacting to allegations that the state government owed pensioners, local government workers among others various degrees of emoluments said “Here in Kwara, we do not owe any workers salaries.”

The Governor however clarified that the state government doesn’t have any interest in the allocation coming to the councils from the federation account adding that local government are the ‘sole architects’ of how the funds are being appropriated in line with the Joint Account ( JACC) policy.

He however dispelled the rumour making round that his administration owes salaries, describing it as an act of mischief even as he urged members of the public to always make proper enquiries about government actions and policies.

According to him, “There is need for local government reforms in order to allow them carryout their statutory functions in line with the dictates of the constitution. As you can see that out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, only few are viable while majority depends solely on the federal allocation.