Ibekimi Oriamaja Reports
Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi State, announced on Friday night that his administration had decided to purge the nominal and pay-roll to strengthen the state’s system for administering salaries in order to reposition the civil service toward regaining its former glory and making it more effective and result-oriented.
Speaking shortly after the official delivery of the vehicles to the permanent secretaries at the government building in Bauchi, Bala Mohammed said that upon taking office in 2019, he inherited a highly demoralized and disorganized civil service as a result of the service’s problems with ghost workers syndrome, unpaid salaries and pensions, and other issues.
He claimed that the state government is working diligently to clear the backlog of gratuities left over from past administrations in a way that will have a good impact on the socioeconomic health of the state.
In order to achieve this, I have approved a statute passed by the state House of Assembly that permits the transition from defined benefit pension plans to contributory pension plans.
“I want to reassure the people of the state and the civil service that I am not uninformed of a significant number of our youths who have graduated from higher educational institutions and are roaming the streets aimlessly,” he added.
A strong and motivated civil service is the cornerstone for the implementation of the government’s policies and programs for the socioeconomic development of the state, according to Governor Bala, who also stated that his administration will free resources to employ other graduates since there hasn’t been employment in the area for a long time.
Yahuza Adamu, the state’s head of civil service, praised the governor for the action in his welcoming speech to inspire the state’s public servants.
In spite of the state’s low resources, he said, Governor Bala Mohammed’s government was able to recruit 2,500 pre-service students, who are currently working for the benefit of Bauchi State.
“Despite being open for more than 7 years, the school of midwifery has never hired anyone, although 120 midwives are currently working for your administration and are employed in a variety of health facilities throughout the state.
