The Ondo State Governor, Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, has promised to deal with a few of the points within the well being sector of the state, saying his administration would recruit extra well being employees within the new 12 months.
Aiyedatiwa, who was sworn in because the governor final Wednesday after the demise of Late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, additionally pledged to pay excellent entitlements of the civil servants within the state.
He acknowledged this on Tuesday whereas addressing the state employees on the annual prayer organised by the civil servants to mark the primary official working day of the 12 months.
He mentioned, “We are going to forge forward with the approval already given for the recruitment of well being employees as a manner of strengthening the well being sector whereas filling of vacancies will probably be performed frequently as the necessity arises.”
Commending the general public servants and the organised labour unions within the state for his or her cooperation and help for the federal government thus far, the governor assured them that precedence can be given to their welfare.
In accordance with him, there will probably be immediate cost of salaries, promotion, common elevation, cost of inherited wage arrears, coaching and retraining, and provision of working instruments amongst different issues that may engender an environment friendly Twenty first-century civil service.
Aiyedatiwa warned the civil servants in opposition to involvement in partisan politics, including that politicians within the state ought to desist from acts of violence earlier than throughout and after the elections.
“That is an election 12 months; let everybody know that the peace of the state isn’t negotiable and the election isn’t a do-or-die affair,” Aiyedatiwa warned.
In his remarks, the state Head of Service, Mr Kayode Ogundele, counseled the governor for the continual help in all areas pertaining to the welfare of the general public servants within the state.
The HoS described Aiyedatiwa as a worker-friendly governor, particularly within the areas of standard promotion with monetary advantages, equitable distribution of palliatives to cushion the impact of the elimination of gas subsidy, cost of 35,000 wage award, presentation of SUV vehicles to 30 Everlasting Secretaries and different welfare packages aimed toward enhancing employees’ effectivity.