YOLA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has restated the resolve of his administration to remain consistent in every facet of human endeavor remains unshakeable despite daunting challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the attendant economic crunch.
He appreciates the organized Labour in the State for towing the path of industrial harmony and embracing dialogue as an imperative to resolving disputes and acknowledged the eternal contributions of workers.
The Governor stated this Saturday at Mahmud Ribadu Square, Yola in commemoration of 2021 Workers Day in Adamawa, said government has introduced far-reaching reforms in the Civil Service that have effectively dispelled favoritism.
“The present administration has also carried reforms in the recruitment, training and promotion of Junior and Senior cadre personnel.
“Since the coming of his administration on board in 2019 government has ensured that the Civil Service has been assured a pride of place as the Centerpiece of the 11Point Agenda of the present administration”.
“In a bid to reverse the sad story of the Civil Service and restore its dignity, the government has introduced promotion examinations for Civil Servants from Grade Level ten upward, including prospective Permanent Secretaries,” he said.
On the issue of minimum wage, the Governor said Adamawa was the first and only State to implement the N32, 000, which is a departure from what was negotiated by other States and the Federal Government.
According to him, the government has also implemented the over ten-year promotion of Primary and Secondary School teachers, science subject allowances, training among others.
He said government has realized that even though these measures were incumbent, their non-implementation before now had adversely affected the entire system, to the extent that his administration was forced to start from square one.
In his remark, the State Chairman Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Comrade Emmanuel Fashe appealed for the implementation of the new national minimum wage to the local government workers considering their plights.
He called on Governor to pay the 2020 and 2021 leave transport grant and offset the backlog of arears of the allowances to cushion the effect of workers in Adamawa.
On his part, the State Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC) Comrade Nasiru Babale commended Governor Umaru Fintiri for being workers friendly and urged him maintains the tempo for the good of the civil service and the state as a whole.
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