…to cushion the effect of Subsidy Removal
Ebonyi state government has approved N10,000 increase to its worker’s salary as part of efforts to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal.
Chikadibia Okpor, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, disclosed this on Friday in Abakaliki.
“The issue of workers’ salaries was raised and deliberated by Exco. The sum of N10,000 will be added to every worker’s salary in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal,” he said.
“The council also approved the employment of 1,454 into the state civil service to fill in vacancies created in the service over the years,” Mr Okpor added.
On the issue of water challenges, Mr Okpor said that a matching order had been given to the commissioner for water resources to get water running in Abakaliki.
“We hope that the problem of water will come to an end in the state,” he said.
