{"id":337753,"date":"2024-09-07T10:20:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T09:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=337753"},"modified":"2024-09-07T10:20:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T09:20:42","slug":"no-plan-to-sack-workers-abia-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/09\/07\/no-plan-to-sack-workers-abia-government\/","title":{"rendered":"No plan to sack workers \u2013 Abia government"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Governor reaffirmed his administration\u2019s commitment to enhancing the state civil service for optimal performance and productivity<\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has declared that he has no plan to sack any worker in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Otti stated this during a media chat on Friday in Umuahia.<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed his administration\u2019s commitment to enhancing the state civil service for optimal performance and productivity.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that timely payment of salaries has already contributed to greater efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said, \u201cI don\u2019t know where that is coming from. There is nothing like mass retrenchment. We have not even thought about it. There\u2019s nothing in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike I said, we don\u2019t have any such plans. We will continue to ensure that our civil service is enhanced and productivity goes up, particularly now that before the end of every month they (civil servants) get paid, so there is no excuse for truancy anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He attributed the fear of retrenchment among workers to guilt stemming from poor work habits.<\/p>\n<p>Otti therefore warned civil servants accustomed to absenteeism that truancy would no longer be tolerated under the present administration.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cPeople who were used to not going to work, we told them to know that our administration does not tolerate truancy and so if they are afraid, maybe, they are guilty. There\u2019s no mass retrenchment in the pipeline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While addressing the issue of disengaged workers in the state civil service due to non-indigeneship under former administrations in the state, Otti expressed his satisfaction that a number of those affected have been re-engaged.<\/p>\n<p>He further revealed that his administration is currently reviewing the cases of the remaining few disengaged workers with the aim of reintegrating them into the state workforce.<\/p>\n<p>The governor reiterated his commitment to a non-discriminatory government, stressing that everyone, regardless of their place of origin, who contributes to the state would be treated equally.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cAs a person, I believe that people should not be judged or should not be treated fairly or unfairly based on where they come from. That is why in our administration, there are people who do not come from this state that have been given appointments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason is simple; once you live in Abia, you are from Abia, that is our own principle. You live here, you pay your tax here, you are involved in everything that we are doing, then we must treat you as part of us. This is a government that does not discriminate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a policy, I treat people equally, even if you\u2019re from the North and you live here. It is on that basis that I say anybody who was disengaged because of where they come from, we are looking at their cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we speak, we are looking at those few cases, they\u2018re not much. 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