{"id":73414,"date":"2021-08-20T08:13:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T07:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=73414"},"modified":"2021-08-20T08:13:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T07:13:03","slug":"oyo-govt-wont-sacrifice-merit-for-politics-makinde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/20\/oyo-govt-wont-sacrifice-merit-for-politics-makinde\/","title":{"rendered":"Oyo govt won\u2019t sacrifice merit for politics \u2013 Makinde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, says his government will not sacrifice merit and orderliness for political exigencies in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Makinde made this assertion on Thursday at the 2020 Productivity and Merit Award Ceremony held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo state.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, anyone who worked hard would earn his reward.<\/p>\n<p>Makinde maintained that his administration would continue to recognise the contributions of civil\/public servants to the development of the state.<\/p>\n<p>He described the annual merit award programme as one of the many ways being used by his government to boost the morale of civil and public servants.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the programme will, among many other things, enable the workers to become high performers.<\/p>\n<p>On the recent state workers\u2019 verification, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/18\/makinde-seeks-approval-of-n50b-supplementary-budget-from-oyo-lawmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">governor<\/a> said the exercise was not to witch-hunt workers.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, rather it is meant to clear the reputation of the workforce and make their services more efficient.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting, the Head of Service, Mrs Amidat Agboola, acknowledged that Makinde was passionate about workers\u2019 welfare, thus making him have a fantastic and harmonious relationship with civil servants and pensioners in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Agboola said that the first edition of the merit award programme was held last year with over 40 extraordinary civil\/public servants, who distinguished themselves in the year 2019, recognised, celebrated and given both cash and prizes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, being the second edition of the award programme, 62 excellent workers have been carefully chosen by the committee set up for the screening exercise,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Admonishing the awardees to remain good ambassadors of the state\u2019s civil\/public service, she expressed optimism that the awards would motivate them to prepare for greater and tougher challenges in their respective careers.<\/p>\n<p>Agboola enjoined civil and public servants in the state to reciprocate the kind gesture of the Makinde-led administration by putting in their best in the service of the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, says his government will not sacrifice merit and orderliness for political exigencies in the state. 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