Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has paid the outstanding salaries and allowances of members of the State Civil Service Commission and House of Assembly Service Commission who were appointed by former governor Ayodele Fayose.
While presenting cheques covering their outstanding remunerations on Friday, Fayemi thanked them for their meritorious service to the state.
The governor was represented by his chief of staff, Biodun Omoleye.
On behalf of the beneficiaries, the former chairman of the House of Assembly Service Commission, Tunji Odeyemi, said Fayemi surprised them by keeping them in office when he was elected governor of the state.
“We are most delighted for an avenue like this. I must confess that this opportunity we are having today is very uncommon. When a new governor or government comes on board, what they usually do is to remove members of commissions and boards appointed by their predecessor not minding the laws establishing those commissions,” Mr. Odeyemi said.
“But you have magnanimously retained us and now paying our outstanding salaries. As far as Ekiti is concerned, from 1999 to date, the opportunity we are having like this has not been very common. We are grateful to His Excellency for this.”
