November 30, (THEWILL) – Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has directed the immediate release of an additional N1.5 billion for payment of outstanding gratuities of retired workers in the State.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ekerete Udoh, disclosed this on Thursday, saying it was a further confirmation of the Governor’s resolve to fulfil his pact with workers in the State.
During his campaign, Pastor Eno had promised to continue paying a backlog of gratuity from where his immediate predecessor stopped.
Before the current release, N5.3 billion had been released by the Governor for retired workers in the State, an attestation to the Governor’s humane disposition to the people of the State.
Recall that a few weeks ago, an additional one month’s salary, otherwise called the 13th-month salary, or “Enomber”, was approved for civil servants in the State to bring Christmas cheers.
Governor Eno has, in under six months in office, touched on the critical pillars of the ARISE Agenda, especially in rural development, education, healthcare, security and infrastructural maintenance.
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