Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah on Monday distributed automotive mortgage price N3billion to academics and different civil servants within the state and in addition commissioned an NUJ ultra-modern press centre in Ilorin, the State capital.
Making the presentation of the automotive mortgage to beneficiaries on the Banquet Hall in Ilorin, the state Governor said the mortgage was "one other alternative to exhibit this administration's long-standing dedication to enhancing the welfare of civil servants throughout the state, together with Secondary and Primary School academics".
As said by the Governor, civil servants are the foot troopers of fine governance and those that work silently to make sure that authorities's imaginative and prescient for the unusual improvement of Kwara State involves fruition on an efficient and environment friendly foundation.
"Being an impact-focussed administration, we accord the welfare of civil servants the very best precedence as demonstrated by the immediate fee of salaries and particularly by at present's flag-off of N3b in automobile loans to qualifying civil servants," Governor Ahmed added.
Realizing the essential roles of civil servants, the governor emphasised, "this authorities accredited the renovation of places of work in Ministries of Health, Commerce and the Local Government Service Commission."
"Also put in place are welfare insurance policies and packages equivalent to coaching and retraining of workers for higher efficiency, employment alternatives for the teaming youths of the state by way of KWABES, approval of the sale of presidency quarters to sitting civil servants and the current negotiation with Estate Developers for offering homes at reasonably priced charges to employees within the state."