The second term administration of Owelle Rochas Okorocha will likely bring mixed feelings to workers in Imo state if the condition of Imo state economy is anything to go by.
Trumpeta learnt that part of the shocker that will herald the administration of Okorocha for another tenure is retrenchment.
Governor Rochas Okorocha is now worried over poor monthly allocation of the state which has drastically effected payment of workers salaries in Imo State.
Against this back drop it was revealed that Heads of Departments in the Civil Service are said to be meeting with top government officials including the governor on how to remedy the situation to enable workers get regular payment.
The Head of Service and Permanent Secretaries are said to be at the centre of the meeting to down side the MDAS.
One of the solutions to adopt according to our source is to embark on another scrutiny of workers’ nominal roll and weed out those with bad records.
Another method to reduce the staff of strength in the Civil Service as suggested is to embark on routine check at the state secretariat to fish out ghost workers.
It was further gathered that some departments will be scrapped.
The plan which has been part of Okorocha’s commercialization agenda was relaxed because of the 2015 election. To avoid a backlash and protest votes from workers, the governor was reported to have kept the idea on hold till after election.
Having won for another tenure, Trumpeta was told that the sacking spree will be resurrected. The policy which began in Imopoly before it was spread to IMSU and some MDAs was stopped for political reasons.
In this regard, Governor Rochas Okorocha is said to have set a serious target to ministries and parasrarals including workers in Government Agencies. The total revenue target expected in the coming dispensation in the state is Two billion naira.
There are indications that those who could not meet up with the target will be sanctioned. Meanwhile, the new Executive of Labour Union in the state have scheduled to meet with Governor Rochas to discuss modalities on how this will work out
