…moves to recruit medical personnel

Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has disclosed that the state has become one of the first states in the country to adopt the federal salary review for medical officers and health workers.

While stressing that the move was made in order to strengthen the state’s healthcare delivery system, the governor revealed plans

Governor Lucky Orimisan for additional recruitment of health workers.

Aiyedatiwa stated this during the annual get-together and send-off ceremony for retired permanent secretaries and tutors-general, where he vowed to harness the expertise of retired civil servants to enhance governance.

According to the governor, his administration will continue to draw from the experience and institutional memory of retired permanent secretaries and senior civil servants.

Aiyedatiwa explained that retired senior civil servants remain invaluable assets whose administrative depth and practical understanding of governance must continue to be harnessed for the development of the state.

The governor disclosed that several members of the forum of retired heads of service and permanent secretaries had already been appointed into sensitive political roles.

He emphasized that the progress recorded by successive administrations in the state would not have been possible without the commitment and professionalism of public servants who drive policy implementation.

Aiyedatiwa reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the public service and improving productivity, emphasizing that the government remains open to leveraging the intellectual capital and wealth of experience of retired permanent secretaries and administrators to enhance efficiency in governance.

On his part, the Head of Service, Bayo Philip, commended the governor for prioritizing workers’ welfare, prompt settlement of retirees’ entitlements, and expansion of the civil service workforce.

Philip maintained that civil servants in the state have continued to benefit from what he described as a responsive and worker-friendly administration, noting that the governor recently approved immediate payment of terminal benefits for retired permanent secretaries to ease access to their entitlements.

The head of service disclosed that 5,000 new employments had been made to strengthen the civil service, adding that the administration had approved accommodation support for about 150 retired graduate headmasters affected by a policy delay dating back to 2009.

Chairman of the Forum of Ondo State Permanent Secretaries, Segun Odusanya, commended the governor for reforms aimed at strengthening institutional capacity within the civil service.

The President of the Association of Retired Permanent Secretaries, Mojisola Ajayi, said the government’s interventions had eased concerns often associated with retirement, adding that life after service had become more stable and fulfilling.

Responding on behalf of the retired permanent secretaries, Bunmi Alade said it was a thing of joy to serve and retire, expressing gratitude for the administration’s attention to the welfare of those who had spent decades in public service.