Gov. Okorocha Proposes 3-Day Work Week To Enable State Reduce Workers’ Salary
Rochas Okorocha, Imo state Governor[/caption]
Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said that the state government is considering a reduction in number work days in a week from 5 to 3 so as to allow the state reduce workers’ salaries.
This he said on Friday while speaking to journalists at his residence in Imo.
Okorocha cited the worsening state of Nigeria’s economy as his reason for proposing downward review of workers’ salary in the state.
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He said the initiative, if implemented, would enable workers in the state have more time to find other sources of income to cater to their family needs.
Imo state, which currently pays only 70 percent of salaries to workers, is demanding a downward review of salaries in the state.
Okorocha said, “I encourage Imo workers to find additional things to do to support their families because of the economic situation we are facing in Nigeria.
“We are considering to reduce the working days from five to three in Imo, so that workers will use the rest of the days to work and support their families’’, he said.
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“Directors in these other South-Eastern states receive something a little above N90, 000 while in Imo they receive more than N100, 000.
“We intend to clear salary arrears up to July by next week. After that, we will consider downward review of salary to workers to be at par with other states of South-East,’’ he added.
Recall that The WHISTLER reported late 2015, how workers in Imo state barricaded entrance to the State House of Assembly, preventing legislators and officials from entering the office premises over 23 Months unpaid salaries and pension arrears.
