The Ondo State Government has authorized an extra N500 million seed fund for public servants’ housing and car loan schemes as a part of efforts to enhance staff’ welfare and ease their monetary burdens.
The state Head of Service, Segun Odusanya, disclosed this on Monday throughout a press briefing to herald the 2026 Public Service Week celebration on the Cocoa Conference Hall, Governor’s Office, Akure.
Odusanya mentioned the federal government had additionally recruited about 6,000 personnel since 2024 to handle manpower shortages in essential sectors and strengthen service supply throughout the state.
He mentioned the administration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa had reviewed loan ceilings and Duty Tour Allowance payable to public servants enterprise authorized official assignments inside and out of doors the state.
According to him, the federal government has continued to satisfy its obligations on staff’ salaries and relevant allowances, together with go away bonuses, whereas making efforts to progressively clear inherited gratuity arrears owed to state and native authorities pensioners.
The Head of Service added that each one officers due for promotion within the 2026 cycle had acquired their promotion letters, whereas preparations for the 2027 promotion train had been underway.
He mentioned the recruitment train coated essential sectors, together with well being, training, justice, works and forestry, whereas appointments to Permanent Secretary positions and different senior workplaces had continued to strengthen administrative management.
Despite the interventions, Odusanya appealed to the state authorities to introduce reasonably priced mass transit preparations and develop low-cost housing estates to additional ease the monetary strain on staff.
He mentioned rising transportation prices and the problem of securing reasonably priced lodging may have an effect on public servants’ punctuality, attendance and productiveness.
“Transportation has become a major concern for many public servants. Rising commuting costs and difficulties in securing affordable and reliable transport can affect punctuality, attendance and overall productivity,” he mentioned.
Odusanya urged the federal government to contemplate offering Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses or different reasonably priced transportation choices to cut back commuting prices for staff.
On housing, he known as for the event of low-cost housing estates supported by sustainable financing preparations and clear allocation procedures to enrich the prevailing housing loan scheme.
He mentioned entry to reasonably priced lodging would enhance staff’ residing circumstances, strengthen their sense of safety and stability, and increase morale and productiveness.
The Head of Service, nonetheless, pressured that improved welfare should be matched by self-discipline, integrity, accountability and higher productiveness.
He urged public servants to discharge their duties diligently and deal with residents courteously, whereas calling on heads of ministries, departments and businesses to offer purposeful management, promote teamwork and make sure that public assets had been deployed in the direction of authorized aims.
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