Dapo Abiodun, Ogun state governor has expressed surprise over reactions that greeted his revelation concerning the N7 billion he borrowed to pay May salaries of workers, The Nation reports.
The Governor who lamented that he was surprised by the way the news was presenting to the public said his meeting with the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and chieftains was subsequently relegated to the background.
Governor Abiodun made this known in a statement issued by Kunle Somorin, his chief press secretary. The Governor however said that his government has chosen to be forward-looking and not allow itself to be distracted.
“The government chooses to be forward-looking and not to be distracted, and I would like to state that the meeting was called to harmonize the positions of the government with that of the party on how to move the state forward and ensure that the dividends of democracy percolate to the grassroots level.
“At the meeting Governor Abiodun unfolded how he would build one primary health care center in each of the 236 wards of the state, using local manpower.
“He explained that he would rehabilitate 236 primary schools, one in each of every ward in the state, and set up a job portal for his administration to have accurate statistics of skilled and unskilled labor in the state, the statement read in part.
Meanwhile, Grassroots had reported that Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, lamented that he met nothing in the treasury of the state adding that friends came to his rescue lending him N7 billion to pay the salaries of workers for May, 2019. Abiodun, who was sworn in to office on May 29, said his predecessor,
Ibikunle Amosun, left an empty treasury thus making him resort to calling friends for the needed assistance. The governor made the revelation during a stakeholders meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.