 As part of measures aimed at cushioning the effect of fuel-sauce removal by the federal government, Governor Sharif Oborivori has rolled out palliatives for the 50,996 workers and the state public service. Governor Oborivori made his statement at the inauguration of 26 commissioners into the state executive council at the event center, Sabah. He said that some of 10 billionaires will be paid, 10,000 will be paid to the 50,996 workers and the state public service for the next three months starting from August. Our Sabah correspondent, Apu Majoro Friday reports that Governor Oborivori added that staff figure included employees of the 10 higher institutions in the state. The governor disclosed that an approval has been given for workers on salary grade levels 1 to 14 should run shifts from Monday to Wednesday at first batch while second batch will be from Thursday to Friday. And other stakeholders, including labor, to work out palliatives that will cover the following segments of the population, mainly people living with disabilities, widows, poor and vulnerable households that do not belong to the above categories and the aged. I expect us to roll out palliatives for these categories of people as soon as the committee submits its report. However, the governor noted that working remotely was also to reiterate the point I made to special advisors on the need for elected officials and political appointees to be our brother's keeper, giving the prevailing economic hardship in the country. Our people are going through very difficult times. Therefore, those of us that have the privilege of public office must do everything within our path to bring relief to the poor and the less privileged. Updates