Osun State government has described as outright falsehood and wicked fabrication, the fake news about the demotion of workers and the alleged plan for payment of half salaries for state workers.

The government in a statement signed by the Governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed stated that Governor Ademola Adeleke has not and will not demote any worker. According to him, there is also no plan to introduce half salary. “The bond of partnership between this administration and the workers was further cemented at the May 1st workers day celebration where labour leaders praised the extraordinary commitment of Governor Adeleke to workers’ welfare.

“The May Day event also saw confirmation by all stakeholders that Governor Adeleke was the first Governor in Osun state to have workers’ welfare as the first item on his governance agenda. “Members of the public and the labour movement also acknowledged that the present administration has been clearing the mess and the evil fallouts of years of maladministration by the APC in Osun State. Part of that acclaimed step is the template adopted to clear years of half salary and pensions owed Osun workers.

“It is, therefore, a failed hatchet job by the defeated All Progressives Congress (APC) to allege that a solution provider, a workers’ governor, and a performing leader of a peoples’ government is planning any anti-labor agenda.” The governor reminded the sponsors of fake news that the “ Adeleke administration inherited over N400 billion debt from the previous administration, a very low allocation from the federation account,  a demoralized public service, vastly looted public facilities, a very deep state infrastructure deficit, and a disillusioned citizenry due to a government of deceit under the former Governor.