Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the sum of N100,000 for each civil servant in the State.
The bonus will go to the
thousands of workers in the different Ministries, Departments, And Agencies.
The State Commissioner for
Information and Communication, Mr. Joe Johnson said the approval was given on
Tuesday for “immediate implementation to enable the civil servants to have a wonderful
yuletide celebration.”
This will be the first time in
a long while that civil servants in the state will be receiving Christmas
bonuses, let alone to the tune of one hundred thousand naira, more than three
times the value of the nation’s minimum wage.
Governor Fubara has
consistently spoken about his desire to improve the welfare of civil servants
and serve the interests of the low-income earners in the state.
During the presentation of the
2024 budget proposal of N800 billion to the Edison Ehie-led Rivers State House
of Assembly last week, the Governor promised to fill the manpower gap in the
civil service by fast-tracking the recruitment process of staff into the
service.
Fubara, who was the immediate
past Accountant General of the state, is the first civil servant to serve as
the Governor of Rivers State.
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