Ebonyi Govt Increases Workers’ Salaries By N10,000 Each

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

Briefing journalists after the State Executive Council meeting in Abakaliki, the commissioner for information and state orientation, Mr. Jude Okpor, said Governor Francis Nwifuru had ordered immediate implementation of the increase.

“The issue of workers’ salaries was raised and deliberated on by exco. The executive council approved that N10,000 be added to every worker’s salary in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal,” he said.  

Mr. Okpor said the State Executive Council also approved the employment of 1,454 indigenes into the state civil service to fill vacancies created over the years.

“Governor Nwifuru has mandated  the SSG, Professor Grace Umezuruike, to look into the finances of the State University (EBSU) to know what comes out and goes into the university  to help determine the upward review of subventions to the university,” he said.

Okpor disclosed that the council also deliberated on the crises in some parts of the state and set up a 17-member committee with a view to resolving them. 

He said the committee is to look into the  Ezza Effium and Effium crisis in Ohaukwu local government area, Sinkwo/Abaomege crisis in Onicha local government area and Amana/ Ikwo in Ezza South and Ikwo local government area among other areas in the state. 

He said according to the governor, some of the proposed members could be burdened by conflict of interest as some were directly or remotely related to some of the parties involved in the crises.

He noted that the governor also suggested that only people of unquestionable character and proven integrity would be nominated into the committee. 

Some of the members include Bishop Emeritus Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, Bishop Nnachi Okoro, traditional rulers and other members of the State Executive Council.