The Kwara State government has directed civil servants in the state to revert to the five-day work period against the three-day declared in the aftermath of removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023.
The state government had on June 5, 2023 reduced the work days from five to three, through a letter from the Head of Service, Mrs Susan Oluwole as a measure to cushion the effect of removed fuel subsidy on the civil servants.
However, in a letter to the Heads of Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) in the state on June 26, the Head of Service reversed the directive to allow the federal government and the organised labour work out modalities on more efficient interventions to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal.
The letter, signed by Mr. Okedare Adeyinka for the Head of Service, said that the intervention will be unveiled very soon.
“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 statement added.
