States May Not Be Able To Pay Workers If… – Oshiomhole

[Shola Sholaz]

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has raised the alarm that soon state governments might not be able to pay the salaries of workers and meet other obligations if the Federal Government refuses to release state allocations as at when due.
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Already, investigations revealed that most state governments were finding it difficult to pay their contractors, who are now threatening to abandon ongoing projects and lay off workers.
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"Very soon states may not be able to pay salaries as at when due, if the delay in releasing state allocations continues," Governor Oshiomhole said at the just concluded 9th Triennial Delegates Conference of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, in Abuja.
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He said: "You now know that for this year our budget has not been performing.