…Reaffirms Commitment To Civil Servants’ Welfare
Ogheneruona Tejiri, Asaba
Delta State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare and professional development of civil servants
This was disclosed by Dr. Kingsley Emu, Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG) on Tuesday while inspecting the newly completed Permanent Secretaries’ Quarters in Asaba ahead of its commissioning on Thursday, August 20, 2026 in Asaba.
Dr. Emu described civil servants as critical partners in the implementation of government policies and programmes.
Dr. Emu noted that the administration of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori had introduced a number of measures aimed at improving the working conditions and welfare of workers in the state civil service.
Dr. Emu said civil servants were enjoying greater convenience in the state, including a three-day working arrangement, payment of vehicle allowances, access to loans and extensive opportunities for training and capacity development.
According to Dr. Emu, “today, civil servants are seen doing three working days round. That’s a lot of convenience. We have paid vehicle allowances and made provisions for loans for them. We send them on training programmes”.
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), who noted that he personally approves training-related matters, said Delta State had committed significant resources to the development of its workforce.
He said that the Governor regards civil servants as friends and indispensable partners in governance, stressing that the welfare of workers remains a major priority of the administration.
Dr. Emu added, “civil servants are friends to the government. The government loves them. Our Permanent Secretaries are driving brand new vehicles”.
He explained that the provision of the new quarters was part of a broader programme of welfare interventions being implemented by the Oborevwori administration, assuring civil servants that the government would continue to introduce initiatives that would improve their welfare.
Dr. Emu also highlighted what he described as the administration’s efforts to accommodate retired and former civil servants, noting that some workers who had left the system had been reintegrated into government programmes.
The SSG said the administration’s commitment to civil servants was informed by the pivotal role they play in governance, describing the civil service as the implementing arm of the public service.
“Governor Oborevwori is not just for the people. He’s even so much so for the civil servants because he believes that they lay the golden eggs,” Emu said.
Turning specifically to the newly completed Permanent Secretaries’ quarters, Dr. Emu described the structures as elegant edifices befitting the status of the apex administrative officers in the state civil service.
“The entire Permanent Secretary Complex are for civil servants. The Permanent Secretaries are the apex of the civil service. We have these new, elegant edifices. We have 12 of them, four bedrooms each, with all air-conditioned and then with all the facilities that you can think of. There’s going to be unlimited power here, 24-7. The roads are well paved and they are well secured,” he stated.
The SSG, however, stressed that the government’s housing interventions were not limited to Permanent Secretaries, explaining that the administration was developing alternative housing arrangements for other categories of civil servants through partnerships with private developers and the Federal Mortgage Bank.
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