Monday, November 11, 2024 -Gov Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has announced that state employees will receive double salary payments in December.
According to Eno, the introduction of the 13th month salary, referred to
as ‘Eno-Mber,’ is intended to enhance the festive season for civil servants,
particularly in light of the delays surrounding the implementation of the new
N80,000 minimum wage.
According to Vanguard, the harmonization committee, led by the Head of
the Civil Service, Elder Effiong Essien, may not meet the one-month deadline
set by the State government for the submission of its report, with the
completion of the task now projected for the first quarter of 2025.
In an effort to allay the concerns of the workforce, the Governor
announced the double salary payment during a church service at the Eternity
Mission International Church in Uyo on Sunday, serving as a temporary relief
prior to the rollout of the new minimum wage.
“I am aware that quite a number of our civil
servants have relocated within Nigeria while others have gone abroad. We have
to be sure that those receiving payments are real civil servants. My watchword
since assuming office has been transparency and honesty in service deliverables
and we have to ensure that we carry this through this verification exercise,
which would soon be completed,” he noted.
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