Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has said he will clear all backlog of salaries owed by the state government to workers before December 2019.
Okay Nigeria understands that the governor made this promise on Friday during the Northern State Governors Forum (NSGF) in Kaduna.
Bello revealed that the backlog of salaries owed civil servants was incurred by the previous administration and passed on to him.
He also said that his administration made efforts to wipe ghost works from the state government’s payroll.
Bello said: “What is owed by the previous administration is exactly what is owed now. Under my watch, I’m not owing a single dime but inherited liability which Mr President has approved. As soon as we draw that we shall clear all the arrears.”
