Benue workers’ welfare topmost priority-Gov Alia
Gov. Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday promised to continue to prioritise the welfare of workers in Benue State.
Alia made the pledge in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, on Wednesday in Makurdi.
The governor commended the workers for their immense contributions towards the overall development of the State.
He said the theme of year 2024 International Labour Day, “Ensuring Safety and Health at Work in a Changing Climate,” was in line with his administration’s agenda of enhancing workers’ welfare and conditions of service.
Alia said he was already working towards achieving the objective of the theme, having renovated the State Secretariat and also provided a dedicated 33KVA transformer to ensure steady power supply and give the workers a healthy and conducive work environment.
According to him, apart from the prompt payment of workers’ salaries, his administration will continue to pay owed arrears, attend to issues of promotions and allowances and ensure training and retraining of the workers.
He charged the workers to always imbibe the culture of transparency, compassion, accountability and honesty.
He urged them to continue to support his efforts by delivering on their assigned roles as workers of the state, and to also remain apolitical at all times.
