Aregbesola
Against the backdrop of the barrage of criticisms caused by the state’s inability to pay salaries of workers, Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Najeem Salam, has defended the integrity of the state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, describing him as a man of strong character, honesty and integrity.
The Speaker, who absolved the governor of any blame regarding the financial status of the state, insisted that it was the openness of the governor that exposed the financial predicaments of other states in the country.
The Speaker expressed these views in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of a workshop organised by the Anti-Corruption Academy for members of state Houses of Assembly from the South-West Zone of the country.
He assured that the N34 billion bailout loan obtained by the state from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, would go a long way to address the challenges facing the state and called on civil servants in the state to cooperate with the government to move the state forward.
Speaking through his Deputy, Hon. Akintunde Adegboye, the Speaker asserted that transparency and honesty go together and these are the watchwords of the present political leadership of Osun State.
He dismissed insinuations that the problem over unpaid salary in the state had to do with corruption, insisting that there was no iota of truth in the allegation.
The lawmaker said the capacity building workshop for legislators was timely, as it would update their skill and fine tune their knowledge on transparency, probity and accountability in governance.
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