The Workers, Day was marked with fanfare in Ondo State yesterday, with a promise by the state government to foot the medical bill of a civil servant with brain tumor.
Workers from across all the local government in the state stormed the Gani Fawehinmi Arcade ground, venue of the celebration. to. reiterate their commitment to the development of the state.
Gov Mimiko and his wife Olukemi and the deputy governor, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo, among other members of the state Executive Council were at the venue to celebrate with the workers.
While addressing the workers, Governor Mimiko promised to foot the medical bill of Mr Amos Oladipo, a staff of the state House of Assembly.
The governor reaffirmed the commitment of his government to continue to provide usual workers welfare package for the entire public servants in the state,even as he emphasized that government has been meeting its responsibilities to the workers in the face of dwindling revenue from the federation account allocation.
He remarked that despite the economic challenges, his government continue to avail the workers with housing/ car loans and recruitment of staff in the areas of critical needs among others.