As part of efforts to cushion the effect of the recent fuel subsidy removal on workers and other residents in Ekiti State, Government has rolled out palliative measures to ameliorate their sufferings.
Addressing newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the chairman of the Palliative Committee and Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akin Oyebode said the arrangements were arrived at, after a thorough consultative move and deliberations by members of the committee.
Mr Oyebode said based on recommendations by the committee, Governor Biodun Oyebanji had approved immediate payment of one year leave bonus for both the state and Local Government workers, as well as payment of one month arrears for pensioners of both government tiers and payment of one
month subvention arrears to tertiary
institutions.
Other approved measures include payment of consequential adjustment on minimum wage for state and LG workers on grade level 14 to 17, provision of free shuttle buses for workers and students, implementation of 90% CONHESS and 100% Hazard allowance for health staff as well as implementation of financial benefits of 2020 and 2021 promotions for workers.
According to Mr Oyebode, #5000 will be paid to the poorest and vulnerable residents as conditional cash transfer to ten thousand households, starting from this month till December this year with emphases on the aged.
He added that there would also be food distribution to the people, inputs to farmers and financial support to small businesses among others.
