Organised Labour Lauds Fubara Over Christmas Bonus For Civil Servants

The organised labour in Rivers State has applauded Governor Siminalayi Fubara, for approving N100,000 as a Christmas bonus to civil servants in the state government’s payroll.

The organised labour, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday, called on civil servants in the state to strongly 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, as well as his counterparts in the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Negotiation Council (JNC), Comrade Ikechukwu Onyefuru and Comrade Chuku Emecheta.

It said by the gesture, the governor has broken the record set by the administration of former Governor Peter Odili, who gave the sum of N20,000 as a Christmas bonus to civil servants during his tenure.

The statement read 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 worker’s governor.

“Hence, we warn all political detractors to desist from distracting His Excellency as any further attack on His Excellency will be treated as an 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.”