The Governor
of Delta State, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, says that payment of civil
servants’ salaries in the state as and when due remains a top priority of his
administration, despite the current economic quagmire plaguing the state and
Nigeria in general.
Governor
Okowa stated this when he played host to the executive members of the Nigeria
Civil Service Union (NCSU) from the South East, South-South, and South-West
geographical zones in the country in Asaba.
Represented
by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon. Festus Agas, the governor
reiterated the commitment of the present administration to the welfare of civil
servants in the state, saying that “they are the vehicles to drive the
programmes and policies of the state government towards actualizing the SMART
Agenda.
He said
the state would stop at nothing in sustaining its Labour-friendly disposition
in order to promote industrial harmony n the state.
“We
will continue to promote a cordial relationship with the organized labour in
the state. We cannot toy with the organized labour in the state. Their welfare
is our concern”.
While
wishing the members of a NCSU successful deliberation, he enjoined them to
advise civil servants on punctuality and to be more committed to their duties
so as to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.
Earlier,
the leader of the delegation, Comrade O. B. Ajai, said they were in the state
for a meeting of members of NCSU from the southern part of the country, saying
that it was necessary to pay a courtesy call on the governor and inform him of
their mission in the state.
He
congratulated the governor on his victory at the Supreme Court, describing the
verdict of the Apex Court as the beauty of democracy and affirmation of
Governor Okowa’s victory in the April 11, 2015 election in the state.
He
equally commended the governor for being labour-friendly and for regular
payment of workers’ salary, just as he condemned, in strong terms, the sacking
of no fewer than 3,000 workers in Imo State by Governor Rochas Okorocha,
describing it as evil, wickedness and man’s inhumanity to man.
He
assured the governor of the unflinching support of the organized labour in the
state in his determination to bring prosperity to all Deltans in line with the
SMART Agenda.
Also
speaking, the chairman, Delta State Council of NCSU, Comrade (Elder) Tony Toki,
commended the governor on the successful implementation of YAGEP and STEP
entrepreneurship skill acquisition programmes and Comrade Mike Okeme, the
Special Adviser to the Governor on Labour and Industrial Relations for
effective representation of workers in the state, saying that “when the
righteous is on the throne, the people rejoice”.
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