The Ondo State Government has permitted an extra N500 million seed fund for public servants’ housing and car loan schemes as a part of efforts to enhance staff’ welfare and ease their monetary burdens.
The state Head of Service, Segun Odusanya, disclosed this on Monday throughout a press briefing to herald the 2026 Public Service Week celebration on the Cocoa Conference Hall, Governor’s Office, Akure.
Odusanya stated the federal government had additionally recruited about 6,000 personnel since 2024 to handle manpower shortages in important sectors and strengthen service supply throughout the state.
He stated the administration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa had reviewed loan ceilings and Duty Tour Allowance payable to public servants enterprise permitted official assignments inside and outdoors the state.
According to him, the federal government has continued to fulfill its obligations on staff’ salaries and relevant allowances, together with go away bonuses, whereas making efforts to progressively clear inherited gratuity arrears owed to state and native authorities pensioners.
The Head of Service added that every one officers due for promotion within the 2026 cycle had acquired their promotion letters, whereas preparations for the 2027 promotion train have been underway.
He stated the recruitment train coated important sectors, together with well being, training, justice, works and forestry, whereas appointments to Permanent Secretary positions and different senior places of work had continued to strengthen administrative management.
Despite the interventions, Odusanya appealed to the state authorities to introduce reasonably priced mass transit preparations and develop low-cost housing estates to additional ease the monetary strain on staff.
He stated rising transportation prices and the issue of securing reasonably priced lodging might have an effect on public servants’ punctuality, attendance and productiveness.
“Transportation has become a major concern for many public servants. Rising commuting costs and difficulties in securing affordable and reliable transport can affect punctuality, attendance and overall productivity,” he stated.
Odusanya urged the federal government to think about offering Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses or different reasonably priced transportation choices to cut back commuting prices for staff.
On housing, he known as for the event of low-cost housing estates supported by sustainable financing preparations and clear allocation procedures to enrich the present housing loan scheme.
He stated entry to reasonably priced lodging would enhance staff’ residing circumstances, strengthen their sense of safety and stability, and enhance morale and productiveness.
The Head of Service, nonetheless, careworn that improved welfare should be matched by self-discipline, integrity, accountability and better productiveness.
He urged public servants to discharge their duties diligently and deal with residents with politeness, whereas calling on heads of ministries, departments and companies to offer purposeful management, promote teamwork and make sure that public assets have been deployed in direction of permitted aims.
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