Ogun government apologizes for the late payment of the November salary

The Ogun State government has expressed regret to its residents’ employees for the delay in last month’s wage payment.

The delay was regrettable, according to a statement released by Senior Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun on New Media, Emmanuel Ojo.

Only 15 to 20 percent of the State personnel, in his estimation, had not yet received their November paychecks as of Wednesday morning.

Ojo stated that the delay was “the first of such delay since the commencement of Dapo Abiodun Administration over three and half years ago” and attributed it to problems with four or five banks.

The government has begun processing and paying December salaries, according to Ojo, who also stated that employees should begin receiving credit alerts at the latest by Thursday morning.

While the State laments the delays in paying some employees’ November salary (about 15-20% of the workforce), the first such delay since the Dapo Abiodun Administration’s start more than three and a half years ago, the employees may be sure of a joyous Christmas celebration.

He stated, “It should be remembered that the Ogun State Government is one of the few State administrations that has consistently paid the national minimum wage.