ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has promised to pay civil servants in the State 13th month if elected the next Governor.
Senator Omo-Agege, the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, gave the assurance during an interactive session with civil servants in Asaba, the State capital, Monday.
According to him: “For our civil servants, I want you to regard me as a partner. I will watch your back. My government will watch your back.
“I will not offer you N10,000; instead I will offer you 13th month’s salary. In addition, we will offer you training and retraining privileges. I am making these offers because I would want the best civil service when I become the governor.
“I want a civil service where you will give your best. We would not want you to do private business during office hours. We would want you to concentrate on your jobs. I cannot do it alone, I need your support by voting for me.
“Within six months of my emergence as governor, we will clear all of those outstanding promotion arrears and thereafter you will be paid when due. Within six months, we shall clear all outstanding pensions and thereafter, we will be paying when due.”
He lamented the high cost of accommodation in Asaba, the State capital, and promised to embark on building of houses for civil servants in the State.
While promising to address the challenges of unemployment, inadequate power supply and insecurity, among others, Omo-Agege assured that he would be fair, just and equitable in the management of the state’s resources if elected.
“I will be fair; I will be just and I will be equitable in the management of the resources of the state.
“No senatorial district, no ethnic nationality would be marginalised on account of ethnic nationality. We are all equal and we are all people of Delta.
“We will all receive our fair, just and equitable recompense. Every part of the state will receive adequate funding by way of development. No senatorial district will be punished on account of my emergence,” Omo-Agege said.