Osun Election: Osun labour leaders defend Adeleke over N10,000 palliative
Adeleke — Say payment was requested by workers, not vote-buying By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — Organised labour unions in Osun State have defended Governor Ademola Adeleke against allegations that the N10,000 payment to workers was intended to induce them to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the August 15 governorship election.“We requested N20,000 for each worker and we later had a meeting in July and agreed that, based on the financial constraints in the state, the governor promised to pay N10,000 each for workers and pensioners.
According to him, the unions initially requested N20,000 for each worker and pensioner but later agreed to N10,000 following discussions with the governor over the state’s financial situation.
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