By Michael Adesanya/Abeokuta
Chairman of the Ogun State Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Comrade Olude Isa Owolabi has commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for paying minimum wage to the state workforce.
Owolabi gave the commendation during a thank-you visit to Abiodun at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
He stressed that the payment would made the civil servants to renew their trust in government.
The ASCSN Boss said the state government action showed that it has a listen ears to the yearnings of the workforce, saying the government is the best in the South West.
“I want to thank the people’s governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for paying the minimum wage. The commencement of the minimum wage in October shows renew trust in government by our members. The beautiful of it is that the payment was done at the weekend.
“The current administration is a listening government and the best among South West States”.
Owolabi however urged the government to ensure that all matters in the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU signed with the labour unions are solved.
He also appealed to civil servants to redouble their efforts in discharging their duties in order to develop the state, urging them to be more dedicated to their jobs.
“We want to appeal to the government that all matters in the Mou are attended to” he said. “I want to charge our members to redouble our efforts for the development of the state because we are first in everything”.