Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State says he is contemplating reducing five to three working days per week for civil/public servants in the State.
Okorocha announced this while briefing journalists on the state of affairs in Imo State at his residence in Owerri on Friday.
He said the reduction of the working days would enable workers to attend to other activities that would generate money to supplement their monthly salaries to take care of their families.
He said: “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, who was not specific on when it may commence, added that the Imo State Government was equally planning to review workers’ salaries downward.
He said in spite of the current payment of 70 per cent of salaries to workers, the state still paid the highest salary scale among South Eastern states of Abia, Anabmbra, Ebonyi and Enugu.
Okorocha said: “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.”
On the just-concluded rerun election, Okorocha commended Imo State people for electing the candidates of the All Progressives Congress in Imo North Senatorial District, Isiala Mbano and Oru East State Constituencies.
He said with the victory, the APC had shown that it was strong in the South East and should be given its due right.
He said: “With these victories, it shows that APC candidates won most of the national and state assembly seats during the 2015 general elections.
“I call on the leadership of the National Assembly (Senate) to correct the abnormality in its leadership, which resulted in an opposition member occupying the Deputy Senate President seat.”
On his urban renewal programme, Okorocha said the relocation of Ekeukwu-Owerri Market, Orji and Nekede Mechanic villages to Avu was irreversible.
He said: “From Monday, August 1, a task force to enforce the relocation order for the mechanics will commence work and I am advising vehicle owners not to take their vehicles to any of these places from Monday.”
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