By Stanley Onyekwere
The leadership of the organized labour has described Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed as the most worker-friendly leader, due to his administration’s disposition to workers’ welfare, thereby fostering efficiency in service delivery.
Making this assertion, both chairmen of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the State Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC), Comrade Moh’d Sabi’u Barau, Comrade Dauda Shu’aibu in the state, also passed vote of confidence on the efforts of the former FCT Minister’s administration towards the advancement of civil service in the state.
Also, they applauded the governor over his administration’s prompt payment of salaries and pensions, total renovation of the state secretariat, providing opportunities for training of workers as well as the implementations of promotions and the Consequential Adjustment of the N30,000:00 National Minimum Wage for officers on GL.07 and above in the state public service.
The labour leaders, who spoke at an interactive session, on Wednesday endorsed Governor Bala Mohammed’s reelection bid with a pledged to reciprocate the gesture’s of his administration’s performance in the service through supporting him to succeed in the forthcoming governorship election.
“Your Excellency, we are here to say thank you to you for what you have achieved in the Civil Service of Bauchi, you have done a lot in the system and as such we must appreciate you so as to encourage you to do more in the service.
“We don’t have much issues with your administration, but we want you to do more for the workers of Bauchi state and on their behalf and the leadership of all the trade unions we are declaring our support to His Excellency’s reelection bid”.
The chairmen however, urged him not to relent in supporting workers to progress and in particular find a lasting solution to all the challenges associated in the payment of salaries and other entitlements to enable beneficiaries perform their duties effectively and diligently for the overall development of the state.
Responding, the Former FCT Minister, who expressed gratitude to the organized labour for the endorsement for his reelection bid, promised to redouble efforts in the service if reelected with a view to ensuring efficient and effective service delivery to the people of the state.
The governor reiterated that prompt payment of salaries and pensions as well the implementation of the consequential adjustment of the N30,000:00 National Minimum Wage in all cadres of the service are in line with his present administration’s commitment towards motivating and improving the standard of living of the state and local governments civil servants for greater productivity and a result oriented service delivery.
He said: “Today your endorsement to my reelection bid is a great honour to me, this is to show me that you have appreciated the little that I did in the Civil Service, which is to me is not enough. I assure you in my second term Insha Allah, the service will be better than its current situation.
“I meant well for Bauchi State, I urge you to vote for me again and continue to give me maximum cooperation and support so as to improve the quality of the services of our workers and indeed the entire people of Bauchi State.”
