Enugu Lauds Workers Over Mass Turnout On Mondays

Enugu State government has applauded its civil servants for prioritising work ethics, dedication to work and turning out in large numbers in their offices, especially on Mondays, which used to be a sit-at-home day.

The state government said the positive development was in line with Governor Peter Mbah’s core policies of “discipline, responsiveness, accountability, traceability, transparency and optimal performance in the civil and public service.”

It, therefore, challenged the members of staff in the various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) on high productivity to help Enugu achieve its strategic objectives including moving the state from its current $4.4 billion to $30 billion and the eradication of poverty in the next four to eight years.

During an inspection tour at the various MDAs on Monday, the secretary to the state government (SSG), Prof Chidiere Onyia, expressed satisfaction with the high rate of compliance to work by civil servants, saying most of the offices visited were able to show, through their numbers, that work had fully resumed on Monday, adding that the illegal sit-at-home order cancelled by the state government had been consigned to history.

Onyia, who reiterated the governor’s resolve to transform the state, improve on the welfare and well-being of citizens, said the state government had already taken some deliberate steps meant at reforming the civil service, creating a conducive work environment for them and giving attention to their needs.

He said electricity had been restored at the secretariat complex through collaboration with the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC).

The SSG, while promising that the state government would continue to do its best to deliver on its mandate, charged both the state and the local government public and civil servants to place premium on efficient service delivery and high productivity.