Members of the organised labour in Rivers State have applauded Governor Siminalayi Fubara for approving N100,000 as Christmas bonus for civil servants in the state.
In a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday, labour called on civil servants to support the Fubara-led administration for this singular magnanimity.
The statement was signed by the chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Alex Agwanwor, his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterparts and the Joint Negotiation Council (JNC), Comrade Ikechukwu Onyefuru and Comrade Chuku Emecheta, respectively.
They said by the gesture, the governor had broken the record set by the administration of former Governor Peter Odili, which gave the sum of N20,000 as Christmas bonus to civil servants during his tenure.
The statement reads in part: “It is important to mention that no other administration gave Christmas bonus to Rivers State civil servants after His Excellency, Dr Peter Odili until now.
“We call on workers in Rivers State to continue to pray for peace in the state during this time of political crisis. We wish to state that with this kind gesture, our governor has further proven himself as the workers’ governor.
“Hence, we warn all political detractors to desist from distracting His Excellency as any further attack on His Excellency will be treated as attack on Rivers’ workers.
“We reiterate the unalloyed support of workers to the Governor Siminalayi Fubara led administration.
“Finally, we urge the good people of Rivers State to be security conscious during this yuletide as we pray for God’s favour and prosperity upon Rivers State.”
