BY SUNNY A. DAVID
The administration of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Governor of Delta State will ensure prompt payment of salaries, imprest, and other emoluments of public servants.
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir. Monday Onyeme who gave the assurance when he played host to Members of Delta State Forum of Local Government Secretaries paid him a visit on Tuesday at the Deputy Governor’s Office in Asaba.
He noted that most of the delays in the payment of emoluments could be traced to late release of allocations from Federal Government, emphasising that salaries, imprest and emoluments of public servants will be paid as at when due.
“As a financial expert, I want to assure you that your statutory allocation, imprest, emoluments and anything that is due you will not be delayed under the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori-led Government.
“Your dues will be given to you as at when due,” he said.
Deputy Governor Onyeme added that the Rt. Hon. Oborevwori’s administration is committed to the training and retraining of workers at all levels including the Secretaries of Local Government Areas in the State.
Said he: “We love to train public officers because we have been trained and retrained and that’s why we are where we are today.
“With training, workers are equipped to serve the people better.”
The Deputy Governor noted that the government belongs to all Deltans, so, it is a collective responsibility to work for the success of the Rt. Hon. Oborevwori’s administration.
Sir. Onyeme thanked members of the forum and all Deltans for the victory recorded by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the State in the last gubernatorial election.
The Chairman of the forum, Mr. Augustine Okom, Secretary of Ndokwa West Local Government Area and Mr. Samuel Meyiwa Khali, Secretary of Warri North Local Government Area, had appealed for regular payment of imprest; approval of seminar and special training for Secretaries to Local Government Councils.
They congratulated the Deputy Governor for his successful assumption of office, noting that their visit was also to tap from his wealth of experience.
Deputy Chief of Staff, Sir. Christopher Osakwe was among those who witnessed the courtesy visit.
