Aregbesola Withheld Bailout Funds, Says PDP

Osun State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has accused Governor Rauf Aregbesola of inflicting hardship on the people of the state, especially civil servants, by withholding the bailout funds rather than using same to pay salaries. The party, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Diran Odeyemi in Osogbo said the piecemeal mode adopted by state government in paying salaries was a further confirmation that the money had been fixed. It adds that workers in the state were last paid half of their July salaries, with all allowances being hitherto enjoyed by them removed, stressing that the retirees were also being treated in same manner, with many of them still being owed up to six months despite release of bailout funds to the state in August.