The Oyo State Government has stated that salaries and entitlements of all political appointees in Oyo State will be reduced by 50 percent due to the current economic challenges in the state and in Nigeria.
The Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli disclosed this while addressing journalist at the state secretariat in Ibadan on Monday. He added that the reduction will begin immediately.
“The slash in salary is for all political appointees starting from the Governor, Deputy Governor, Commissioners, Special Advisers, Senior Special Adviser, among others. This was approved by the governor along with his cabinet members at the last executive members meeting. This will also include slash in government expense profile, and compensation of political appointees.” he said
Alli while noting that even the Governor would not be excluded from the slash expressed hope that the restructuring exercise and effort of the state government to block all loopholes would impact positively on the state Internally Generated Revenue.
