The Ondo State Government has said that all arrangements have been concluded to commence the payment of the thirty five thousand naira wage award announced by the Federal Government to its workers.
The state Head of Service, Kayode Ogundele, dropped the hint at November edition of the monthly meeting between government and the leadership of labour after monthly receipt from the federal allocation.
The Head of Service disclosed that workers would begin to receive the wage award along side their November salary, adding that it would be paid for the period of six months.
While restating the commitment of the Ondo State Government to the well-being of its workforce, Ogundele recalled the state had commenced monthly payment of additional ten thousand naira to all its retirees and provided buses to commute workers to and from work to assuage the hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal even before the announcement of palliative arrangements by federal government, making the state one of the first states to take such steps.
According to him, other measures put in place as palliative measures would continue to run concurrently with the payment of wage award until a lasting solution is found to the current economic situation in the country.
He therefore urged workers to reciprocate the good gesture by rededicating themselves to excellent service while the union leadership should sustain the atmosphere of constructive engagement that is currently being adopted.
