The Permanent Secretary and the entire staff of the Ministry of lnformation and Communications have commended the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo for breaking and setting new record in unveiling and implementing N72,500 Naira as the new minimum wage for the civil servants in the state.
This commendation was made while the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Ebenezer Adurodija, had a general meeting with the staff.
Mr Adurodija charged the management and staff of the Ministry to give their maximum cooperation and support noting that commitment, diligence, punctuality and dedication to official duties are means of giving back to the Governor for his love and welfare towards the civil servants, encouraging the staff and citizenry to continue to pray for more wisdom for Governor Ododo.
The Permanent Secretary assured the staff of a robust welfare and conducive working environment courtesy of Governor Ododo as the Executive Governor of the state and Hon. Kingsley Fanwo as the Commissioner of the Ministry revealing that the Ministry had purchased a 2.2 solar powered generator to switch to in the absence of AEDC power supply in order to ensure and enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
“Thank God for Governor Ododo, who is very humane and magnanimous. Without stress, we have gotten a good package as a new minimum wage. I don’t know how they speedily came with such a wonderful new minimum wage structure. Therefore, if the government can be that magnanimous to us, we must also be diligent in our duties. It is always said that, to whom much is given, much is expected. The government has done her part. Therefore, we must play our own roles diligently.
We must, therefore, commend the Governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, for being workers friendly. During the last Sallah, he paid salary on 14th, thereby becoming the first governor to pay salary before 15th of any month.” Mr Adurodija said.
The Director of Administration, Mr Abdul Yakubu, charged the staff to be guided by the civil service rules, encouraging them to remain dedicated and diligent in carrying out their official duties.
The Director Information Services, Mr Sunday Adeniyi, admonished the staff to work in unison, as it is a means of achieving a set goal.
The DIS commended the Commissioner of the Ministry, Hon Kingsley Fanwo, for carrying everybody along, describing him as an epitome of unison, stressing that he is accessible, considerate and generous.
