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Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha is considering reducing the number of work days in the state from five to three, to enable the government cut salaries.
The governor disclosed this on Friday in Owerri while briefing journalists on the state of affairs in the state. He did not specify when the new system will kick off.
According to him, the reduction of work days would enable workers to attend to other activities that would generate money to supplement their monthly salaries to take care of their families.
His words:
“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’’.
Okorocha said that the state government was planning to review workers’ salaries downward.
He said that in spite of the current payment of 70 percent of salaries to workers, the state still paid the highest salary scale among South-Eastern states of Abia, Anabmbra, Ebonyi and Enugu.
“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 said.