Govt Won’t Sack Workers, Pledges Improved Welfare, Says Aiyedatiwa

Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has reiterated his commitment to ensuring improved welfare of the state workers.

Aiyedatiwa also promised that he would not downsize workers’ strength in the state, adding that prompt and regular payment of salaries, allowances and pensions would be sacrosanct.

He stated this on Monday in Akure, during the Ondo State Public Service Week celebration lecture with the theme: “Creating and managing a future-ready public service: A pathway to sustainable development.”

Aiyedatiwa said, “The gradual recruitment into critical sectors of the service to address acute personnel gaps will also continue as much as practicable. I want to assure you that even with the financial burden that all of these may attract, our administration will never contemplate downsizing the workforce.

“In all honesty, the public service requires to be equipped to upscale its roles and processes to meet the trends of best world practices in public administration. The time has come, therefore, for the service to be more proactive, innovative, dynamic and tech-driven.

“The capacity of the institutions and its operators must be enhanced for effective and efficient service delivery to justify the huge resources invested in it and to serve the society better.

“I do not doubt in my mind, therefore, that this forum will come with a great impartation for our public servants,” he said.

The state Head of Service, Mr Bayo Philip, commended the governor for his moral and physical support towards the welfare of public servants in the state.

He said the payment of workers’ salaries, key appointments, and the promotion of over 5,040 workers by the governor was commendable.