By; MKPUMA ENYINNA, Abakaliki
In order to alleviate unemployment in Ebonyi State, Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has approved the employment of 1,454 persons across the state and also increased the salaries of Ebonyi State civil servants.
The Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Engr Jude Okpor disclosed this during a press briefing on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting on Friday in Abakaliki.
Engr Okpor stated that the issue of state workers’ salaries was raised and deliberated on by the executive council and consequently, 10,000 Naira was approved by Governor Nwifuru to add each worker’s salary to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.
He said, “The Executive Council led by His Excellency the Chairman of Council approved that N10,000 be added to every worker’s salary in the state to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.
“His Excellency also mandated SSG, Professor Grace Umezuruike to look into the finances of the state University (EBSU) to know what comes out and goes into the University to help determine the upwards review of subvention to the University.
“Council also approved the employment of 1454 Ebonyians into the state civil service to fill in vacancies created in the services over the years.”
Okpor noted that the water problems in the state came up for deliberation, but later, a matching order was given to the Commissioner for Water Resources in the state by His Excellency the Governor to get water running in all the streets of Abakaliki before the next Executive Council meeting.
“His Excellency was made to understand the hardship people in the state capital are facing over the problem of water and resolved that it must come to an end,” the Information Commissioner said.
