The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, has assured that he will continue to place emphasis on the
welfare of the ministry's staff in order to boost their morale and
enhance their productivity.
The Minister said this in Abuja on Tuesday while handing over the keys of two newly-acquired buses to the Joint Staff Union of the ministry.
Alhaji Mohammed, who was accompanied by the Permanent
Secretary, Mrs. Ayotunde Adesugba, and other top officials, said the
ministry had commenced the process of phasing out old staff buses and
replacing them with new ones for the convenience of staff.
“A couple of weeks ago, we decided in our meeting that the
vehicles in the pool are getting very old and we said that we would be
gradually replacing those vehicles as the funds are available.
''We believe that it’s morally wrong of us to expect
workers to come early to work when they are using staff buses that are
20 years old. These vehicles will break down on the way to work and many
of our people also live quite far away from the office, so we decided
with the management to look at the best way to relieve the hardship of
workers,” he said.
The Minister assured that the presentation of the vehicles
marked the beginning of the numerous welfare packages that would be
unveiled for the workers in due course.
“I want to assure you that this is the beginning of our
gesture to make the welfare of workers in the Ministry of Information
and Culture a priority, because without their cooperation the ministry
cannot achieve what we want to achieve”, he said.
Alhaji Mohammed, however, cautioned the operators of the
staff buses to handle them with care in order to ensure their durability
as well as the safety of the staffers.
In his response, the Chairman, Joint Staff Union in the
ministry, Comrade Adam Agwola, expressed appreciation for the gesture
and promised that workers would reciprocate by rededicating themselves
to duty.
Segun Adeyemi
SA to Hon Minister of Information and Culture
Abuja
SA to Hon Minister of Information and Culture
Abuja
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