Kwara State Government has reversed the current directive which diminished working days from five to three days for civil servants on the payroll of the state authorities.
The earlier directive was issued by the federal government within the wake of gasoline subsidy removing by the Federal authorities final month.
Media Talk Africa recollects that the state authorities had on June 5, 2023, via a letter from the workplace of the state Head of Service, Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole, diminished the working days from five to three, as a part of the efforts to cushion the impact of gasoline subsidy removing on the civil servants within the state.
In a letter to the Heads of Ministries, Department and Agencies, MDAs, within the state on June 26, the Head of Service reversed the directive to enable the federal authorities and the organised labour to work out modalities on extra environment friendly interventions to cushion the impact of the subsidy removing.
The letter mentioned the federal government’s intervention can be unveiled very quickly.
“For this reason, it has become imperative to revert to the former state of affairs, where civil servants observe five working days pending when a position is reached by the government and the labour.
“I am therefore directed to inform all Heads of Ministries, Department and Agencies, MDAs, that the reduced number of working days has been reversed, hence, all categories of workers are to observe the normal five working days per week, with effect from July 10, 2023.
“Workers not covered in the initial workday reduction, which lasted a few days, will have stipends given to them as a show of appreciation,” the letter said.
