Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has said that the State Government will require more than N30 billion to pay the arrears of gratuities of retired civil servants in the state.
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello stated this at the annual general meeting of the association of the Retired Niger State Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries in Minna on Thursday.
Represented by the Secretary to the Niger State Government, Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed Matane, the Governor assured the public that government would give priority to benefits of retirees by making efforts to pay 100 per cent retirement benefits to the retired workers, adding that “efforts are in progress to turn around the current challenges facing the retirees in Niger State.”
The Governor urged the heads of service and permanent secretaries to assist in the process of revatalisation of the state civil service for optimal results, while emphasizing the need to restore discipline and reactivation of mentorship within the state civil service.
Also, Chairman of the association, Alhaji Muhammad Madugu said that the theme of the meeting: “Reinvigorating the State Civil Service for Attaining Sustainable Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions” was timely to restore core values, discipline, competence and motivation in the system.
Madugu stated further that there ought to be the need to ensure the complete welfare of the civil service for effective and efficient service delivery, stressing that “the civil servants ensure the implementation of government policies, programmes and activities, hence their complete welfare was paramount for effective and efficient service delivery.”
He said that due processes must be followed to ensure sanity in the entire system.
The Chairman, further told the state government to look into the policy of ensuring the short and long-term training for workers towards effective and efficient service delivery.
He urged the government to provide houses for civil servants within five years of employment and vehicle in three years of employment.
Earlier, Alhaji Kadi Kuta, the Organising Chairman of the meeting, said that no fewer than 140 members had registered with the association.
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