Subsidy Removal: Ebonyi Govt Increases Workers' Salary By N10,000

The Ebonyi State Government yesterday announced an increment in Worker’s Salary by N10,000 across board to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy recently announced by President Bola Tinubu.

Briefing Journalists shortly after the State Executive Council meeting at the New Executive Council Chambers, Government House Abakaliki, the State Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Mr. Jude Okpor said that the State Governor, Rt. Hon Francis Nwifuru has mandated the policy be implemented immediately.

“The issue of workers’ salaries was raised and deliberated on by Exco. The Executive Council led by the Chairman of Council approved that N10,000 be added to every worker’s salary in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Mr. Okpor said that the State Executive Council also approved the employment of 1454 Ebonyi State indigenes into the state civil service to fill in vacancies created in the services over the years.

“Governor Nwifuru has mandated the SSG, Professor Grace Umezuruike to look into the finances of the State University to know what comes out and goes into the University to help determine the upwards review of subvention to the University.

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