Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Chief Edward Onoja has commended civil servants in the state for their understanding and cordial relationship with the state government.
Onoja made this known a his congratulatory message to civil servants in Kogi state on this year’s occasion of Workers’ Day.
The Deputy Governor extolled the resolve of Kogi workers and their various unions in the face of the civil service reforms which has brought sanity to the system.
While commending Governor Yahaya Bello for prioritizing the welfare of Kogi workers, he assured them of the state government’s commitment to their interests at all times, even in the face of the global pandemic that has taken a drastic toll on the state’s finances.
He also hailed the workers for their strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines issued by the New Direction Government, which has kept the state free of any recorded case(s) so far.
He added that God Almighty has preserved Kogi from the pandemic, declaring that Numbers 31:49 which says: “and said to him, Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing”, as his prayers for all Kogites once this pandemic is over.
