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.

Lithium     Pilgrims Board     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Aso-ofi     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Lukman Adeloyin     Abdulkadir Orire     New Model Police Station     Oloye     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Kayode Zubair     Olabimpe Olani     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Ibrahim Labaika     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Habeeb Saidu     Bilikisu Gambari     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     March 18     Buari Edun     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Michael Nzwekwe     Nigerian Army     Niyi Ogundiran     Saad Belgore     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Nigerian Correctional Service     Kwara Pdp     Gbemisola Saraki     Muslim Cementary     Kubra Kazum     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Hassan Saliu     Ademola Kiyesola     REO CAKES     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     KwaraLearn     Adeleke Ogungbe     Christopher Odetunde     Olaoye B. Felix     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Balikis Jawondo     Reuben Paraje     Oyawoye     Apaola     Elese Of Igbaja     JMK Construction Company Limited     Lai Gobir     Baaziki Sulaiman     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Mutawalle     Moshood Mustapha     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Kumbi Titiloye     Sabi     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Omoniyi Ayinla     Olokoba Sulyman     Iponrin     John Obuh     Seed Technologies     Twitter     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Labaeka     Okanlawon Musa     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Funmilayo Zubair     Laduba     Tsaragi-Share     Elewu     Kwara Politics    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Nupe     Kwara State Government     Al-Ilory     Kwara South     Seed Technologies     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Saadu Alanamu     Hassan Taiye Salam     Split Diamond Interchange     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Ahmad Lawan     SSUCOEN     Idris Garuba     Titus Ashaolu     Charles Ibitoye     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Malete     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Bursary     Ahmad Ali     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Ali Ahmad     Kunle Okeowo     Lafiagi     Amuda Bembe     Coronavirus     Kwara Apc     Oke-Ero     A.E. Afolabi     Yusuf Mubarak     Abdulkarim Adisa     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Bashir Badawi     KWIRS     Issa Manzuma     Onilu     Baba Isale     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Kabir Shagaya     Shonga     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Moshood Bakare     Yakubu Danladi     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Aliyu Salihu     Dele Momodu     Ramadhan     Haliru Yahaya     Amule     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Ayinke Saka     Mahe Abdulkadir     Sadiq Buhari     Riskat Opakunle     Ilota     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     KWSIEC     Bello Abubakar     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Jebba     Ilesha-Baruba     Olomu     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Otoge     National Information Technology Development Agency     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd