…………approves one month salary arrears for Council workers, primary school teachers
Civil Servants in Ekiti State have started receiving fifteen thousand naira (15,000) wage award approved by Governor Biodun Oyebanji as part of measures put in place to cushion the effect of current economic situation in the country.Two of the civil servants, Ojo Matthew and Opeyemi Ajayi told Radio Nigeria reporter in Ado Ekiti that they received the alerts of fifteen thousand naira wage award today, Thursday December 21, 2023.They applauded Governor Oyebanji for approving the wage award, saying that it would go a long way in reducing the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidy.Governor Biodun Oyebanji had earlier said that the payment would run for a period of six months pending the time an agreement is reached on minimum wage for workers.According to a statement by the Special Adviser, Media to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode, pensioners in the state will also receive N10,000 wage award for six months as approved by the Governor.The wage award takes effect from this month of December 2023.Similarly, Governor Oyebanji has also approved 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 fulfillment of the Governor’s promise to prioritize workers’ welfare and wellbeing as well as his pledge to ensure all outstanding entitlements of workers, owed by previous administrations, are paid.The Governor had already put in place some palliative measures for workers in the wake of the subsidy removal. This include payment of some outstanding entitlements, extension of the minimum wage to senior workers on level 14 to 17 as well as 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 expectation as the engine room of government, promising that his administration would continue to take care of their welfare within the available resources.
