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Kwara Approves Monthly Payment Of Extra N10,000, Three Working Days A Week For Workers

..approves full payment of allowances to doctors, nurses

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July 24, 2023
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Kwara Approves Monthly Payment Of Extra N10,000, Three Working Days A Week For Workers

Mr Rafiu Ajakaye during the press briefing.

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Ilorin – Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kawara State on Monday announced the payment extra N10,000 per month to each of the workers in the state public service with effect from July.

The governor also said all categories of state government workers are now free to start observing three working days a week immediately.

However, workers on essential duties are exempted from the three working days a week arrangement

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu Ajakaye unveil the new measures at a press briefing on Monday in Ilorin.

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Ajakaye said the payment of cash support of N10,000 to every public sector worker in the state, which will begin this month will last until a new minimum wage is introduced by the state government.

Mr Rafiu Ajakaye during the press briefing.

He said the cash support was introduced to enable workers cope with the economic shocks created by the subsidy removals.

According to Ajakaye, the three working days per week approved for workers was to reduce transportation expenses of workers.

He explained that the new measures were part of the
multi-billion naira palliatives to cushion the negative effects of subsidy removals on workers.

He said the palliatives will cut across different sectors and demographies of the state.

“In deference to the new advisory of the National Economic Council for states to design their own independent responses to the development, the Governor has directed the leadership of the civil service to continue a staggered work schedule — not exceeding three days a week — to reduce transportation expenses for workers,” he said.

Kwara State had earlier introduced a three-day work schedule for its civil servants, but suspended it in deference to an earlier advisory of the NEC for states to await a more holistic response to the development.

Part of the statement read by Ajakaye said the ” Governor has similarly approved the payment, from this month, July, of new hazard and skipping allowances, and 100 per cent CONMESS for consultants and medical doctors under the government’s payroll.

“He also approved a new regime of allowances for nurses working for the state government.

“The whole essence is to check attrition rate in the health sector, and attract and retain medics and specialists to provide improved, qualitative healthcare services for the people of the state.

“The Governor has also endorsed immediate cash-backing of 2019 and 2020 promotion for Teaching Service Commission workers.

“The administration had earlier cash-backed arrears of promotion for TESCOM for years 2015-2018.

“In the same vein, he has approved cash-backing for 2021 promotion exercise of teaching and non-teaching staff of SUBEB and restoration of steps to all of them.

“This is a policy response to the yearnings of SUBEB workers since 2016 when SUBEB workers no longer had steps.

“The Governor also approved the extension of free bus rides for students of tertiary institutions in the state, while modalities for occasional distribution of food to poor and most vulnerable households are to be activated in the next few days.

“This shall be non-partisan, and would be co-ordinated by a government team to be supported by respected stakeholders who would get inputs from traditional rulers, religious bodies, market leaders, trade unionists, and community based organisations to generate the lists of beneficiaries and disburse accordingly.

“The whole idea of these interventions, which gulp billions of naira of public funds, is to show empathy and deploy as much resources as the state can afford to support the people at this special time.

“The Governor has also approved for the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) to activate a N500million worth of conditional support for petty traders and MSMEs in the state.

“The state government will receive fertilisers and grains from the Federal Government and pay for same.

“It is not free. Modalities for the handling of these will be made available later. This is to boost farming outputs and food security in the state.

“The government, meanwhile, will be setting up a committee to interface with marketers on the need to curb extortionist tendencies as seen in arbitrary fixing of prices of food stuffs.

“This practice imposes hardship on everyone. The government will be willing to collaborate with the patriotic market leaders on how to tackle this challenge.

“Finally, the Governor identifies with the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his strong commitments to sustainable economic reforms and well-being of the Nigerian people, believing that the current discomforts are just like the pains that precede the joyful birth of a child.” (vitalnewsngr.com)

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