Declining Revenue: Fayose Reduces Number Of Commissioners

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has revealed that he will be appointing only 14 commissioners due to the financial crisis bedeviling the State, Daily Post reports.

Governor Ayodele Fayose

Fayose has so far ran his government without commissioners since he assumed office on October 16.

He has however now decided to appoint commissioners declaring on Friday while appearing on a radio and television programme, “Meet Your Governor” that only 14 commissioners will be appointed.

Fayosesaid he refused to name commissioners because of the dwindling allocations from the federal government adding that his predecessor, Kayode Fayemi appointed more than enough commissioners as well as 102 special advisers.

Fayose noted that the financial crisis facing the state means that he does not have such luxury.

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He added that the list of the commissioners would be presented to the state House of Assembly within 48 hours.

For months, state workers have been complaining of months of unpaid salaries and allowances. Many governor have blamed the situation on the dwindling federal  allocations.

To manage the dwindling financial resources in states, some governors and state lawmakers have began taking a pay cut in order to use their allowances to pay staff.

Governor Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindo of Adamawa state, has promised to take a pay cut while, Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says he would cut his and his deputy, Mr Barnabas Bala’s, salaries by 50% until the economic situation in the state improved.

On Monday, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state directed the slashing of his salary and travel allowance by 50%, in view of the current economic woes in the state.

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