Following the enormous increase in transportation costs, the Kwara State Government has implemented a temporary solution to lessen the burden on public employees in the State.
The State Head of Service, Mrs. Susan Modupe Oluwole, said on Monday that Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazak, the State Governor, had ordered that the workweek be cut from five to three days for each employee.
This was said in a statement released on Monday in Ilorin and signed by Murtala Atoyebi, the Chief Press Secretary and Head of Service.
She clarified that the goal of the measure was to save state employees from the suffering brought on by the elimination of fuel subsidies announced by the federal government.
Mrs. Oluwole gave a directive to all Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the State to create an outline that details the alternate workdays for each employee under their supervision right away.
However, the Head of Service cautioned the staff not to take advantage of the Governor’s generosity, stating that her office will step up its routine surveillance of MDAs to guarantee strict compliance.