The Kogi State Government has reiterated its commitment to implement the N30,000 new minimum wage for workers in the state very soon.
The State Head of Service, Hannah Odiyo, gave the assurance while declaring open, a one-day workshop organised by the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Kogi Chapter, for its members in Lokoja, on Wednesday.
She reemphasised the State Government resolve to sustain enhanced welfare packages for civil servants in the state to boost their productivity on the job.
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She promised that Government will sustain regular payment of salaries, pensions and other entitlements currently being enjoyed by its workers to better their living conditions.
She maintained that re-training of staff will also continue to receive topmost priority.
The HOS disclosed that the government had equally embarked on the motivation of workers through empowering them on Information and Communication Technology to meet up with the modern realty in the discharge of their duties.
“As Civil Servants, you must strive to complement government’s efforts to enhance your well-being by keying into investments that will better your living as well as plan for your retirement in future” the HOS admonished.
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Earlier in his welcome speech, the Chairman of the Kogi Branch of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, Akeji Aron, called for the quick implementation of the new minimum wage by the state government saying that none-implementation of the policy is long overdue under the prevailing economic woes in Nigeria.
The Chairman also called on the state government to jettison the rumoured implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme and the Kogi Health Insurance Scheme and give attention to providing those benefits that accrued to civil servants over the years that are yet to be implemented.
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