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.

Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Jide Ashonibare     Young Progressives Party     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Ghali Alaaya     Akume     Tsaragi-Share     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Yakub Lai Gobir     Abubakar Atiku     Flights To Ilorin     Saidu Yaro Musa     Orisun Igbomina     Bello Bature     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Olatunji Bamgbola     Elesie Of Esie     Hassanat Bello     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Kwasu     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Okin Group     John Kehinde Salako     Wahab Abayawo     Olupako Of Share     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Baruten     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Senate Presidency     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Matthew Babaoye     Ibrahim Akaje     Saka Isau     Isiaka Alikinla     Sarah Jubril     Harrison Osauwagboe     Admiralty Villa     Belgore     Afonja     JUSUN     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     VADA     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Teachers Specific Allowance     Okin Biscuits     Local Government Pension Board     Bisi Kristien     Salman Suleiman     Minister     March 28     Salihu Ajia     Abioye Bello     KWIRS     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Halimat Yusuf     Moronfoye     Charles Ibitoye     Tunji Olawuyi     Pius Abioje     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Maja     Yashikira     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Okoolowo     Ojo Fadumila     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     HICA     Adebayo Salami     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Issa Baba     Razak Atunwa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Minimum Wage     Ubandoma     Ilorin West     Ilofa     Olayinka Are     CELF     CBT     Jani Ibrahim     Adeola Abraham     Offa     Umar Saro     Azeez Salawu     Monsurat Omotosho     Share-Tsaragi     Raheem Adaramaja     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Hussein Oloyede     Kolo     Garba Ado Sanni     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Ekweremadu     NIPOGA     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Shehu Salau     April 11     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Muhammadu Buhari     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Memunat Monsuma     Jebba     Ayo Opadokun     John Olobayo     Lai Mohammed     Arca Santa     Isa Aremu     Demola Banu     Micheal Imoudu     Joseph Daudu     Offa Metropolitan Club     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Elewu     2017 Budget     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Tafida Of Kaiama     Salaudeen Oyewale     Government House     Sherif Sagaya     Sabitiyu Grillo     Radio Kwara     Oniyangi     Ramadhan     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Saadu Alanamu     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Abdulazeez Uthman     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Raji AbdulRasaq     Ahmed Dankaya     Moro     Saliu Mustapha     Bello Oyedepo     Tayo Awodiji     Col. Taiwo     Jelili Yusuf     Funmi Salau     Salihu S. Yaru     Ethical College     Abraham Ojo     Plat Technologies     Aminu Ado Bayero     African Democratic Congress     Kawu Baraje     Rapheal Ashaolu     Gbugbu     Amule