They Are In Europe But Were Receiving Salary In Edo - LG Boss
In a bid to cut cost and block all financial leakages in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government area of Edo state, Executive Chairman of the council, Dr. Eric Osayande on Thursday said he stopped the salaries of those he described as "absentees and dead persons" from the Council's payroll.
The local government chairman made this known in Benin city during an interactive session with Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN Ikpoba-Okha II Chapter led by it Chairman, Apst Napoleon Enadeghe.
He said the salaries were halted after their names was observed to be among those receiving salaries from the Council.
According to the Dr Osayande, "I have had course to recieve telephone calls from far away Canada, USA and Europe querying why I stopped their salaries, I told them if you are ready to work, come to Idogbo and your salaries will be reactivated.
"You cannot work in USA and recieve salary at Ikpoba-Okha."
Dr Osayande stated that despite the absence of security vote for his office he renovated Iwogban Health Centre with a standard borehole, power generating set and other essentials.
The council boss who decried the lackadaisical attitude of some staff of the council, assured workers of his administration's commitment to pay up accumulated salary arrears soon.
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