The Imo State Government has introduced a policy tagged:
‘Back-to-Farm’ to enable the state engage and invest heavily in agriculture for
self-sustenance since the state can no longer depend on monthly allocation for
survival.
According to This Day, the state Governor, Chief Rochas
Okorocha, disclosed this when traditional rulers from the state operating under
the aegis of Royal Fathers in Agriculture paid him a courtesy call at the
Government House in Owerri.
He said the state executive council had given approval to
the new policy.
Against the backdrop of the ‘Back to Land for Agriculture’
programme, the governor directed that public servants in the state would now
work from Mondays to Wednesdays, and use Thursdays and Fridays for agriculture
(farming) while Saturdays can be used for ceremonies. And the directive takes
effect from August 1, 2016.
However, the governor exempted public servants on essential
duties like the teachers, nurses, doctors and those involved in Internally
Generated Revenue (IGR) drive. Political appointees are also exempted from the
three-days working periods.
The governor added: “We shall try this programme for the
period of one year, starting from August 1, 2016, and hopefully, this will
help. Let me make this emphasis before it is misconstrued or misrepresented,
that this does not in any way affect the salaries of the workers.
“Workers will get their full salaries as been the practice.
So the policy does not mean that there will be a cut in salary rather, let us
now find a way for our workers to supplement their salaries.”
Okorocha continued: “For this reason, the issue of annual
leave and casual leave is hereby cancelled. Resumption time for work has
changed from 8a.m. to 7.30a.m and ends by 4p.m. Any worker not found on his or
her seat between 7.30a.m and 4p.m. on the days concerned will be summarily
dismissed.”
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