Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that Lagos State civil servants from Level 1 to 14 will physically come to work three times a week and work virtually the other two days in an effort to relieve the state’s financial strain, as Nigerians bemoan the country’s high cost of living crisis.
The governor also announced a 25% decrease on all state public transit during a media event on Thursday.
Sanwo-Olu declared, “The first thing the state will do moving forward is to start with our own public servants, to say that even with the difficulties we’ve had thus far, are we able to be innovative and have flexible working hours?
We are therefore developing a plan where civil officials from Level 1 to 14 will visit the office no more than three times each week starting next week. Not that government will cease to exist; instead, everything will be scheduled and calendarized.
Levels 15 to 17 will have one day off from work. What do we hope to accomplish? Our goal is to establish a procedure that will allow individuals to decelerate and lessen their demands on the workplace.
According to Sanwo-Olu, the state administration prefers not to have a “charged, aggravated workforce,” which is why a hybrid work plan that minimizes the number of days employees physically report to work is an option.
According to him, the action will ease traffic congestion and ease the financial strain on laborers.
In recent weeks, protests against the hardships faced by Nigerians—food inflation, high living expenses, and other harsh living conditions brought on by the removal of gasoline subsidies, the forex crisis, and other issues—have rocked Ogun, Oyo, Kano, Niger, and other parts of the country.
According to him, the action will ease traffic congestion and ease the financial strain on laborers.
In recent weeks, protests against the hardships faced by Nigerians—food inflation, high living expenses, and other harsh living conditions brought on by the removal of gasoline subsidies, the forex crisis, and other issues—have rocked Ogun, Oyo, Kano, Niger, and other parts of the country.