Aiyedatiwa Pledges Improved Welfare For Retirees In Ondo

Ondo State governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has assured retired heads of work and imperishable secretaries of his administration’s committedness to their welfare, describing them arsenic elder citizens whose sacrifices laid the instauration for the state’s development.

While receiving members of the Association of Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries successful his office, the politician said his medication holds them successful precocious esteem, adding that their wealthiness of cognition and acquisition remains invaluable to governance.

He applauded the relation for mounting up a Development Initiative Committee and promised to follow and instrumentality immoderate proposal that aligns with the state’s developmental agenda.

Speaking connected their concerns implicit pensions and entitlements, Governor Aiyedatiwa acknowledged the request for harmonisation and upward reappraisal to bespeak existent realities, assuring that the authorities would look into their requests, portion considering disposable resources.

The Governor besides addressed issues raised regarding their secretariat gathering successful Alagbaka, Akure, assuring that the recently constructed edifice would not beryllium affected by the superior city’s planned facelift. He further hinted that the long-awaited constitution of the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) committee would beryllium concluded soon.

Earlier, the President of the Association, Mrs Grace Ajayi, who led the delegation to the Governor’s office, appreciated the Governor for appointing immoderate of their members into governmental positions, peculiarly arsenic Chairman and Members of the Civil Service Commission.

Beyond the payment of its members, the relation pledged continued concern with the authorities by offering nonrecreational insights to fortify policymaking and governance.

They recalled past contributions connected security, biology management, and lodging development, noting that a caller committee had besides submitted recommendations connected boosting the state’s concern portfolios.

The radical commended Governor Aiyedatiwa’s developmental strides nether the “OUR EASE” agenda, peculiarly the monolithic simplification of authorities debts and the timely outgo of workers’ salaries, pensions, and gratuities.

Also speaking, the Association’s Financial Secretary, Mr Lawrence Ibukun, appealed to the authorities for harmonisation and upward reappraisal of their benefits to bespeak the realities of today.