The outgoing Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko on Tuesday said his administration only got 12.5 percent instead of 25 percent from the recently released Paris Club fund.
The governor, who wondered why his state was given such fund, said other states got their full percentage of the money.
Mimiko, whose eight year tenure will be coming to an end by February 24, disclosed this at the First day of work prayer meeting held in Akure, the state capital.
Workers, who were being owed seven months salaries, had forcefully dragged the then Accountant-General of the state, Mr. Felix Ajibokun to banks before they were paid a month salary in order for them to celebrate the Christmas.
However, Mimiko blamed the half payment of the Paris Club fund for his inability to clear his debt.
He, however, vowed to get the balance and judiciously use it for workers’ salaries and other programmes of government.
The outgoing governor said he and his predecessors had laid solid foundation for the incoming administration, including necessary groundwork for the smooth takeoff of bitumen exploitation.
He attributed the success of his administration to unflinching support of workers.
Mimiko, who lauded President Buhari on his achievements in the North East region, particularly the Boko Haram war,
condemned in entirety the unabated Kaduna southern killings.
He warned that innocent shedding of blood portended grave danger for the nation’s economic prosperity.
“We cannot be praying for economic progress if we continue to shed the blood of innocent people”, he stated.
He said peace remained the greatest achievement of his administration.
Present at the prayer meeting were the deputy governor, Alhaji Abdulazeez Oluboyo, his wife, fatimat, Secretary to the state government, Dr Aderotimi Adelola, members of the state executive councils and workers, who all prayed for restoration, peace and progress of Ondo State and Nigeria at large.