Subsidy: Kwara Spends N1.3bn Monthly On Workers' Palliatives

Date: 2024-01-26

Kwara State government said it is spending additional N1.392 billion monthly on the payment of palliatives to civil servants in the state since the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government.

The government disclosed the figure following agitations for more welfare packages by the leadership of the joint labour unions in the state.

The organised labour had given the state government a 14-day ultimatum to meet its demands or face industrial action.

But, the state government in a statement signed by the commissioner for Communication, Mrs Bola Olukoju explained that,” since the wake of and since the removal of subsidy by the Federal Government, the administration has committed additional N1.392 billion every month to payment of palliatives to the workers alone.

“This administration, despite being among the third lowest recipients of federal allocations, has fewer rivals in the country in terms of prompt payment of salary and general welfare of workers,” Olukoju added.

She, however, restated the state government's commitment to the promotion of the welfare of workers and the people of the state.

The commissioner added that “as things stand today at the state level, an average of 74.06 per cent of federal allocation to the state goes into payment of salaries and allowances of workers alone. This does not include the cost of providing government services or any public emergency. At the local government level, between 80 per cent and 95 per cent of their monthly allocations go into paying workers' salary alone.

“This leaves just a pittance for the rest of the population and developmental projects. It is worse at the local government level. This often forces the government to resort to different financial strategies, including loans, to maintain or expand existing infrastructure and develop new ones to ensure socioeconomic growth and human capital development.

“Regardless, the administration understands the critical roles that workers play in the implementation of projects, policies, and programmes of government, and will continue to pay attention to the welfare of workers in a sustainable way. To this end, the government is already doing a lot of reviews to gradually accommodate the demands.”

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Agboola Abdulraheem     Toyin Falola     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Taofeek Sanusi     George Funsho Adebayo     Abdulazeez Uthman     Kamoru Kadiri     Olupako Of Share     Gobir Organization Foundation     Ijagbo     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Nigerian Correctional Service     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Jamiu Oyawoye     Joseph Offorjama     Ramadhan     Folaranmi Aro     Yakubu Gobir     Kwara Apc     Isiaka Yusuf     Ilesha-Gwanara     Kayode Bankole     Adama Isa     Afonja Descendants Union     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Orisun Igbomina     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Tunji Ajanaku     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Kawu     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Gwanara     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Ganmo     Sherif Sagaya     Medview Airlines     Olaosebikan     John Obuh     Solomon Edojah     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Ayedun     Toyin Sanusi     Jalala     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Henry Makinwa     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Edret Sabi Abel     Yahaya Dumoye     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Unilorin     Sebastine Obasi     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Oko Erin     Kwara Poly     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Kwara Metro Park     Bello Bature     Dairo Kunle Paul     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Afolayan     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Quareeb Islamic Association     Overland     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Issa Oloruntogun     Usman Alkali Baba     Sardauna     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Plat Technologies     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Ilofa     Oloriegbe    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Crystal Corner Shops     Kwara Basketball Association     Ganiyu Taofiq     Saadu Yusuf     Overland     Mumeen Lah     Jamiu Oyawoye     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Umaru Saro     ER-KANG     Council Of The Wise     Issa Baba     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Orisa Bridge     Ahmad Ali     IQRA College     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Abdulkareem Alabi     Young Progressives Party     Sodiya     Communication Network Support Services     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Idris Garuba     John Olajide Adedipe     Buari Edun     S.O. Opowoye     Dunmade     NULGE     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Taofeek Ibraheem     Mufti Of Ilorin     Tafida Of Kaiama     Valsolar Consortium     Popo-Igbonna     COVID-19 Palliatives     Elerinjare     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Javed Khan     Amos Bajeh     Adaramaja     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Nigerian Army     SWAN     Funke Adedoyin     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Umar Saro     Naira Redesign     Presidential Election     Offa Metropolitan Club     Vasolar Consultoria     Women Radio     Gobirawa     Falokun-Oja     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Jumoke F. Ajao     Omotoso Musa     Umar Danladi Shero     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Grillo     Bayer AG     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Anilelerin     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Sheriff Shagaya     3MTT     Www.Kwarareports.com     Aliyu Salihu     Omoniyi     Lukman Adeloyin     Tosho Yaqub