August 31, (THEWILL) – Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has approved the payment of a seventy thousand minimum wage to civil servants employed by the state.
Nwifuru made the announcement at the grand finale of the Ojiji Izhi New Yam Festival 2024 and said he had directed relevant government authorities to draft out modalities for the payment of the New Minimum Wage commencing September.
The Governor, however, frowned at the lackadaisical manner in which government projects awarded as contracts to prominent leaders of the state were handled, especially the housing estates at Izo Autonomous Community in Ishielu Local Government.
He gave a marching order to the Commissioner for Housing to ensure the painting of the houses immediately.
He further called on the people of Ebonyi State not to hesitate to report government projects suffering delays from contractors, even as he said anyone working against his government is working against the interests of Izhi-Nnodo Ekumenyi.
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