The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has promised that the state’s civil servants will receive their monthly salary as and when due.
Governor Uzodinma paid an unscheduled visit today to the state Secretariat alongside his deputy, Prof. Placid Njoku.
He was received by the state Head of Service, Dr. Camilus Chibuzor Nwagwu, who took them round the premises.
The inspection visit was formally to interface with the state civil servants with a view to identifying their problems and proffering solutions to them.
The Governor described the civil servants as the engine room of the state without whom the target of government may not be achieved.
He promised that henceforth, workers salary and arrears of pension will be paid promptly.
He further promised to promote deserving civil servants to higher levels and ensure they own their own houses before retirement as that, according to him, is one of the priorities of the new government.
