Nwifuru Approves N150,000 Christmas Bonus For Civil Servants

Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, has announced a N150,000 Christmas bonus for every civil servant in the state.

Nwifuru said the gesture aligned with his administration’s commitment to improving the welfare of workers, despite the dwindling revenue accruing to the state.

He made the disclosure yesterday during a church service at the Government House Chapel, Abakaliki.

On the forthcoming local government election in the state, the governor said he had not anointed any candidate and promised a level playing field for all the aspirants.

“As far as I am concerned, the will of the people must prevail; the people must choose their representatives without interference from any quarter,” he said.

The governor renewed his directive to political appointees who wish to contest the local government election, instructing them to resign in line with the electoral guidelines.

“It is not my duty to pick you as chairman of your local government area. If you are contesting for the chairmanship position in the next year’s council’s election as an appointee, you must resign as stipulated by the law,” he said.