Govt can't save by sacking workers – Kwara gov

Date: 2022-12-02

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday, said sacking civil servants create problems for government rather than help the administration to cut cost and conserve funds.

This is as he assured workers on government payroll that his administration will not retrench, adding that he was committed to workers' welfare and will sustain it during his second term if elected.

The governor gave the assurance while speaking at the banquet hall in Ilorin, the state capital, during an interactive session commemorating the 2022 Civil Service Week, according to a statement on Thursday.

He dismissed rumours that his administration plans to disengage civil servants if re-elected.

“One of the ways to maintain social stability in the society is to ensure that as many people as possible are productively engaged and are able to put food on the table of their families.

“For us, sacking workers is not an option. Our belief is that civil servants are the major lubricants of this economy. Whatever you pay them helps to keep the fabric of society together. Worse still, you really don't save anything by sacking workers. Instead, it creates more problems. It is not an option for us.”

He added, “There is a rumour about sacking civil servants after elections and all that, it is quite laughable. The first question you will ask is how much do we save by sacking workers? You don't save anything because even if you sack a worker you have to compensate him or her one way or the other. You have to pay the pension and gratuity, so at the end of the day you are not saving anything. Besides, how much are we even paying them that we want to sack them?”

Commending the workers sacrifice, the governor maintained that civil servants are the life wire of public service, adding that his administration had restored running costs to the civil service, implemented and sustained the payment of the minimum wage, among others.

“Since our assumption of office, we have prioritised payment of salaries, pension and gratuity because we know how important they are. When that is not done, it creates a lot of distractions. But we want you to remain focused on what you do. For us, we can say it is most paramount for us to pay your wages and prioritise your training and welfare,” he said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Idris Amosa Saidu     Muhammad Yahya     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Leke Ogungbe     Usman Alkali Baba     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Aminu Ado Bayero     Shola Odetundun     Akorede     Mamatu Abdullahi     Olatunji Ibrahim     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Kwara Poly     Kwara State Fire Service     Labaeka     Omar Gambari     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Idowu Laro     SUBEB     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Nigerian Army     Owu Fall     Quarry Royal Valley     Elewu     Mukhtar Shagaya     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Moremi High School     Apaokagi     Oya State     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Yahya Mohammed     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Kanu Agabi     Alliance For Democracy     IDPU     Kaiama     Adebayo Salami     Old Oyo     Matthew Okedare     Press Release     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Lukman Adeloyin     Arandun     Code Of Conduct Bureau     NNPP     Kwara United     Kemi Adeosun     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Sunday Popo-Ola     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Women Radio     Bank Of Industry     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Rotimi Oyedepo     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Kayode Bankole     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Jaigbade Alao     Oloje     Christopher Odetunde     KWASAA     Abubakar B.M     Belgore     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Kwara State Government     Aliyu Adebayo     Grillo     S.O. Opowoye     Abdullahi Biffo     Afolayan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Fulani     Tafida     Eghe Igbinehi     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Ayo Adeyemi     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Firdaos Amasa     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Turaki     Laolu Saraki     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     CELF     Oba Abu     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Oyelere Oyinloye     Ilorin Central Mosque     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Maimunat Oniyangi     Bolakale Ayo     Sherif Shagaya     Local Government     Okoolowo     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Funke Adedoyin     Asa     Sam Onile     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Forgo Battery     Oye Tinuoye     Valsolar     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Kamoru Kadiri     Tunji Ajanaku     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Ariyo     Kayode Bankole     Saba Jibril     Aliyu Adebayo     LAK Jimoh     Dan-Kazeem     S.O. Opowoye     Abraham Ojo     Baruba     Omoniyi     MMWG     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Kale Kawu     Vasolar     Lanre Badmus     Ahmad Uthman     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Oloje     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Idris Amosa Saidu     Makama     KWACOBPA     Principal Private Secretary     Otoge     Suleiman Ajadi     Raymond Olaitan     Peter Amogbonjaye     Sulu Gambari     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Isa Aremu     Eleja     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Adanla-Irese     Metro Park     Omotoso Musa     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Zara Umar     Ayinde Oki