Ekiti State governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has approved a major increment in the monthly subvention to the judiciary, the legislative arm of government and higher institutions in the state.
The increment, which amounts to N438.9 million monthly, is to enable the institutions to take care of the new minimum wage and the attendant consequential adjustment for workers.
Beneficiaries of the increment, according to the special adviser to the governor on media, Mr Olayinka
Oyebode, include the Ekiti State Customary Court of Appeal, Ekiti State High Court of Justice, Ekiti State Judicial Service Commission, and Ekiti State House of Assembly Service Commission.
Others are Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti; Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH); Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology (BOUESTI), Ikere Ekiti; Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan Ekiti; College of Health Technology, Ijero-Ekiti and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and associated Institutions.
Similarly, the governor has also approved payment of the outstanding 2020 leave bonus to local government workers in fulfilment of his promise to defray all outstanding entitlements of workers inherited from previous administrations.
While restating his administration’s commitment to the wellbeing and welfare of workers and retirees, Governor Oyebanji said efforts were being made to ensure payment of all outstanding entitlements including gratuities in line with the continuity and shared prosperity agenda of the government.
He urged workers in the state to remain focused on excellent service delivery and to see themselves as strategic stakeholders in the Ekiti Project.
