Gov Adeleke Restates Commitment To Improving Welfare Of Osun Workers
Governor Ademola Adeleke has restated his commitment to improving the welfare and wellbeing of civil and public servants in Osun state.
Adeleke’s spokesman, Mr Olawale Rasheed noted in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com that the governor said this during an event held to mark the 2023 Valentine’s Day in Osogbo, the state capital.
The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye , restated his solidarity and support and the commitment of his administration to the wellbeing and welfare of ‘our hardworking civil servants’.
‘Worldwide, today is marked in remembrance of sacrifice of love, brotherhood and fraternity among humanity. The symbolism of this day is the imperative of love, sharing, caring and supporting each other for the collective good of the society.
Today is therefore a call on leaders to be people-oriented and for the followers to be supportive of the leadership. Our gathering is in effect a reaffirmation of our joint resolution to act only in communal interest.
The many activities lined up for today’s celebration are heartwarming. I commend your innovations. You have made the event more meaningful, more productive and deeply rewarding to all civil servants in the state. The talent hunt and the competitions are laudable. I congratulate the winners and urge other competitors to brace up for next year’s edition.
My dear public and civil servants of Osun State, I stand before you with a pledge. Your welfare is my utmost focus. I will at all times accommodate your aspirations as the wheel of government. You will find in me the most civil service -friendly Governor in our history.
As I promise to show love, brotherhood and fraternity, I make bold to say that my government is already demonstrating its affection for our civil servants. My actions on salaries, pensions and other issues are just the beginning. You will see more actions and deeds targeted at transforming the service for greater performance.
My vision is to deliver a public service that is well -motivated, empowered and trained to fast- track our development agenda. In me, you have a partner as we jointly work to move the state forward’ the Governor said.
Speaking earlier, the Head of Service, who was represented by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education , Mr Adelani Aderinola, had described Governor Adeleke as a worker- friendly leader whose administration deserves the support of the entire Osun workforce’..
He appreciated Governor Adeleke for approving the offset of the backlog of modulated salaries and implementation of their promotion.
The Head of Service urged workers in the state to reciprocate the good gesture of the Governor through dedication to duty and by ensuring that they have ‘a clean environment’ at their respective workplaces.
President, Nigeria Civil Service Union, Osun state chapter, Comrade Kehinde Araposo submitted that Governor Adeleke has attended to 85 percent of workers’ requests in less than three months.
He described the Governor as a pro-worker leader, who has shown love to them, while commending the many infrastructure projects that the state government has embarked upon- Team@orientactualmags.com
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