The Oluwo of Iwoland, Rasheed Akanbi has revealed that the Osun State Government does not have enough money to pay workers the new minimum wage of N30, 000 approved by the FG.
Expressing oncern about the new minimum wage bill passed by the Senate, the Monarch said;
“Osun is sick. The governor, Oyetola, may not be able to say this truth because he is a politician. But I am a royal father. I should be good to tell the truth always. It will be tough for the state to pay the new minimum wage, unless there is a complete overhaul of the civil service.
“The current wage bill of the state government cannot be sustained. The civil service needs overhaul. A situation whereby 26 drivers will be attached to two vehicles must stop.”
As part of ways out of the situation, the royal father said unproductive civil servants must be made productive by government and be deployed where their skills would be useful. He added, “Also, aggressive revenue generation through internally generated revenue, especially from the informal sector, would be of help to government.”
