Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the payment of a N15,000 wage award for all workers in the state as part of measures put in place to cushion the effects of the current economic situation in the country.
The payment will run for six months, pending the time an agreement is reached on the minimum wage for workers.
According to a statement signed on Thursday by the Special Adviser, Media, to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode, pensioners in the state will also receive a N10,000 wage award for six months, as approved by Governor Oyebanji.
The statement reads, ” The wage award takes effect this month.
” Similarly, Governor Oyebanji has also approved the payment of July 2018 salary arrears to local government workers and primary school teachers across the 16 local government areas of the state.
” The payment is in fulfilment of the Governor’s promise to prioritise workers’ welfare and wellbeing as well as his pledge to ensure all outstanding entitlements of workers owed by previous administrations are paid to them.
” The governor had earlier put in place some palliative measures for workers in the wake of the subsidy removal. This includes the payment of some outstanding entitlements, the extension of the minimum wage to senior workers on levels 14–17, and the provision of shuttle buses for workers and students in the state.”
Describing Ekiti workers as dedicated, reliable, and understanding, the governor urged them to continue to live up to expectations as the engine room of the government, adding that his administration would continue to take care of their welfare within available resources.
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