To cushion the effect of the recent fuel price hike caused by the Federal Government’s removal of subsidies, Kwara State has declared a three-day workweek for government employees.
The decision aims to alleviate the financial burden placed on the state’s residents due to the sudden surge in fuel prices.
Recall that Politics Nigeria recently reported that after President Bola Tinubu declared that fuel “subsidy is gone forever” during his inauguration on May 29, petrol stations immediately increased the price of petrol from N197/litre to N540.
Some citizens who reacted on social media said the sudden price hike put immense pressure on their already stretched budgets.
But to address the financial strain its workers face, the Kwara State Government announced the immediate implementation of a three-day workweek in the state.
Under the new schedule, the Kwara Head of Service, Susan Modupe Oluwole, said government employees would only work three days a week, with the remaining two days designated as non-working days.
Oluwole, in a statement by her Chief Press Secretary, Murtala Atoyebi, said, “…the State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has directed that the workdays be reduced from five days to three days per week for every worker.”
Atoyebi added, “Mrs Oluwole directed all Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state to immediately work out a format indicating the alternating work days for each worker under them.
“The Head of Service, however, warned the workers not to abuse the magnanimity of the Governor, stressing that the regular monitoring of MDAs by her office would be intensified to ensure strict compliance.”
