Adeleke Approves Payment Of Backlog Of Osun Retired Judges’ Salaries

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the backlog of arrears of salaries owed retired judges in the state.

A statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, yesterday, said the administration of Adeleke had enjoyed a harmonious working relationship with the judicial staff since he assumed office.

A human rights lawyer, Mutalubi Adebayo, had threatened to institute a civil suit against the state government and judicial service commission if they failed to pay all the arrears of allowances being owed to all the judicial officers in the state, both serving and retired, before October 3.

“Take further notice that I will also claim interest, and aggravated damages in respect of those unpaid allowances because the acts of the Government of Osun State in refusing to pay same over the years amount to sheer callousness, recklessness and disregard for rule of law, indecent and unfair,” Adebayo said.

However, the state government said it has approved the payment and promised to further cement the relationship with the judicial workers.

When contacted, Adebayo commended the state government for the payment and advised that the gesture should be extended to the Magistrates.