Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State
has announced the slashing of his
salary and travel allowance by 50%.
Ikpeazu, who disclosed this Monday at
the Government House Umuahia, while
swearing in the state’s new Head of
Service, Dr. Vivian Uma, said he was
deeply pained by his administration’s
inability to pay salaries of workers as
at when due following the dwindling
federal allocation.
He said he had decided to personally
identify with the suffering workers and
would not lift the self imposed
austerity until the salaries and
allowances owed workers were cleared.
Some workers, especially those in the
parastatals, as well as pensioners are
being owed up to six months salaries.
The Governor, who is yet to move into
the Government House, Umuahia,
promised “to do everything possible” to
systematically defray the arrears of
workers’ salaries.
He called on political appointees to
follow his example, stressing that there
is need to cut down the cost of
governance.
Meanwhile, he congratulated the new
Head of Service on his appointment
which he described as a milestone,
saying that the appointment is part of
his government’s desire to rejig the
civil service.
He charged civil servants in the state
to be more proactive for the challenges
ahead.
The Governor also charged the new
HOS to fashion out innovative ways of
doing things, especially in terms of
increasing the Internally Generated
Revenue of the state.
In his acceptance speech, Dr. Uma
promised to introduce new changes for
efficient service delivery, adding that
discipline and sound ethical conduct
will be enthroned in the service under
his watch.
Uma thanked Ikpeazu for giving him
the opportunity to serve in that
capacity and promised not to
disappoint the people.
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has announced the slashing of his
salary and travel allowance by 50%.
Ikpeazu, who disclosed this Monday at
the Government House Umuahia, while
swearing in the state’s new Head of
Service, Dr. Vivian Uma, said he was
deeply pained by his administration’s
inability to pay salaries of workers as
at when due following the dwindling
federal allocation.
He said he had decided to personally
identify with the suffering workers and
would not lift the self imposed
austerity until the salaries and
allowances owed workers were cleared.
Some workers, especially those in the
parastatals, as well as pensioners are
being owed up to six months salaries.
The Governor, who is yet to move into
the Government House, Umuahia,
promised “to do everything possible” to
systematically defray the arrears of
workers’ salaries.
He called on political appointees to
follow his example, stressing that there
is need to cut down the cost of
governance.
Meanwhile, he congratulated the new
Head of Service on his appointment
which he described as a milestone,
saying that the appointment is part of
his government’s desire to rejig the
civil service.
He charged civil servants in the state
to be more proactive for the challenges
ahead.
The Governor also charged the new
HOS to fashion out innovative ways of
doing things, especially in terms of
increasing the Internally Generated
Revenue of the state.
In his acceptance speech, Dr. Uma
promised to introduce new changes for
efficient service delivery, adding that
discipline and sound ethical conduct
will be enthroned in the service under
his watch.
Uma thanked Ikpeazu for giving him
the opportunity to serve in that
capacity and promised not to
disappoint the people.
www.punchng.com/news/ikpeazu-cuts-own-salary-travel-allowance-by-50/
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