Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced salary increments for civil servants in the state.
This is in besides to a 25 percent increase in core establishment duty allowance and approval of personalised vehicles for directors.
While on a working visit to the State Secretariat in Alausa-Ikeja on Tuesday, the Governor said the first 100 vehicles would be disbursed by the end of this month.
He said that the planned salary raise was in reaction to inflation, adding that it was being reviewed to work out the modalities.
He said: “We will review salaries to show we can take care of our public servants. We won’t wait for the Federal Government because we are a proactive government. You know I always say that my greatest assets are my people, and I need to demonstrate that. Nothing is too much for us because you are indeed big, you are the ones who make it a lot easier and you deserve the best”.
Sanwo-Olu also said that approval has been given to a certain percentage of the numerous government housing schemes for public servants, with a 40 percent rebate on price.
The Governor said more staff buses would be procured and more routes added to the existing ones to ease the movement of workers to and from work, while promising that various worker unions and pensioners would continue to get their check-off dues as and when due.
He said: “As a government, nothing is too much for us to do for you because you work very hard to make this public service worthwhile. Indeed, you make it a lot easier. We have started on improving our working environment and we will not stop.
“So, on behalf my cabinet members thank you again and again for being the best”, Sanwo-Olu said.
Credit: The Nation
