Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday said that the state government would embark on recruitment of more workers to facilitate improve manpower in state.
Tambuwal, who stated this at 2018 Workers’ Day celebration in Sokoto, said that 2, 500 primary and secondary teachers had already been recruited between 2017 and 2018 in the state.
He described workers as `catalyst in channeling state resources’ to productive means aimed at improving the living condition of the people.
Tambuwal added that health workers and others professionals would be recruited to enhance effective service delivery, stressing that 200 persons have been sponsored to study medicine abroad and would return to work in the states’ hospitals.
The governor explained that the state government had conducted computer training programme for all categories of workers besides sponsoring workshops to enhance their productivity.
He said that the present administration had ensure steady payment of salaries and pension, stressing that more than N4 billion pension and gratuities had been settled from 2016 to date while others were under way.
He said in view of importance attached to workers’ plights sales of government houses to workers had commenced besides many other welfare packages.
Tambuwal reiterated that the government would continue to execute viable programmes toward improving workers’ welfare and assured them of continuous and harmonious working relations.
In his address, Mr Aminu Umar, the State Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), lauded governor’s efforts to improve workers’ welfare in the state.
Umar acknowledged that about 10, 000 workers were recruited since his election as state governor, in addition to the prompt payment of entitlements and others packages to workers.
The labour leader promised that workers would continue to live up to the expectation to reciprocate government’s gesture and urged workers to continue to support their leader at all levels.
Special prayer led by Mr Hassan Abdullahi, was offered for late governor’s Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam, who died recently.
The high points of the event include parade by about 80 labour unions in the state. (NAN)
