Osun Sources close to the APC in Osun State told one of our correspondents that shortly after the Ekiti election results were announced, the astounded leaders of the party in the state held a meeting and decided to pacify workers and other groups in the state. One of the measures, it was learnt, was the payment of the May salaries of workers, aimed at boosting their confidence in the administration. The governor confirmed this at a rally held in Ikirun on Tuesday, where he said workers had started receiving salary payment alerts.” Also, members of the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme, popularly known as O’YES, who had not be paid for some months, it was learnt, had started receiving their salary arrears. All these payments, a chieftain of the party said, were aimed at pacifying some categories of people who might have been aggrieved. The loss of the APC in Ekiti State has also forced the ruling party to commence aggressive campaigns in rural communities. It was also observed that public taps, which had been dry for months in some areas like Odi Olowo Street in Osogbo, the state capital, had started running. Reacting to the outcome of the Ekiti election, Aregbesola had said, “What they did in Ekiti is not possible here in Osun. Osun is different and they know it. In 2011, all Yoruba states voted for PDP presidential candidate, but Osun people voted for Mallam Nuhu Ribadu (the Action Congress of Nigeria candidate). We are different in Osun. Don’t let them scare you.”
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:39:40 +0000
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