Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has dismissed rumour that he will sack civil servants if reelected in 2023 for second term in office.
The Governor spoke during an interactive session commemorating the 2022 civil service week held at the Banquet Hall, Ilorin.
Governor Abdulrazaq said ” one of the ways to maintain social stability in the society, is to ensure that as many people as possible are productively engaged and are able to put food on the table of their families.
“For us, sacking workers is not an option, our belief is that civil servants are the lubricants of this economy.
Whatever you pay them, helps to keep the fabric of the society together, worse still, you don’t really save anything by sacking workers, instead it creates more problems, it is not an option for us,” he declared.
Governor Abdulrazaq restated his commitment to the welfare of the workers in the state, with labour and civil servants commending him for his steady pro-workers’ policies, including prompt payment of salaries and promotion.
He reiterated that civil servants are the life wire of public service, recalling how his administration had restored running costs to the civil service after many years, effected promotion with cash-backing, purchased dozens of operational vehicles, and implemented and sustained the payment of the minimum wage in a manner that labour and civil service leaders say is a reference point in Nigeria.
