Subsidy: Kwara Govt Reverses Directive Reducing Workdays From Five To Three Days

Kwara State Government has rescinded its previous directive which reduced the workdays for public workers from five days to three days.

The state government on June 5, 2023, took a temporary measure to ease the burden of public workers in the state in the face of hardship brought about by fuel subsidy removal.

However, in a letter to the Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the state on June 26, the Head of Service, Modupe Oluwole reversed the directive.

The letter signed by Okedare Adeyinka for the Head of Service disclosed that the decision was taken in anticipation of the resolution to be reached on palliatives between the Organised Labour and the Federal Government.

“For this reason, it has become imperative to revert to the former state of affairs, where civil servants observe five working days pending when a position is reached by the government and the labor,” the HoS stated.

The new development is effective from July 10, 2023.