Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
In keeping with the commitment of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s
administration to the welfare of the workers, the Enugu State Executive
Council on Tuesday approved a 13th month salary for civil servants of
the state as an added boost to celebrate the forthcoming Christmas.
The approval was the outcome of the meeting between the leadership
of the organised labour in the state and the Council, held at the
Government House, Enugu.
Reacting to the development, the state Chairman of the Nigeria
Labour Congress, Virginus Nwobodo, stated that the gesture was
unprecedented in the history of the state, considering the nation’s
economic downturn that has made it impossible for many states to pay
workers’ salaries.
Mr. Nwobodo commended Mr. Ugwuanyi for the offer, which he said was
a surprise package borne out of his magnanimity and an incentive to the
workers to motivate them to discharge their duties efficiently.
The labour leader urged the state workers to reciprocate the gesture by putting in their best to increase productivity.
Also speaking, the state Chairman of Trade Union Congress, TUC,
Chukwuma Igbokwe, who equally appreciated the state government’s
gesture, noted that the beauty of the offer is that the workers never
asked or agitated for it, saying: “It was freely given to us and
because of that, it is another milestone in this administration of His
Excellency, Rt. Hon. and Comrade Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who is always
passionate about workers’ welfare”
Mr. Igbokwe, who stated that the workers are part of the Enugu
project, maintained that the leadership of the union and the workers
will continue to appreciate the gesture and reciprocate by discharging
their responsibilities for the growth and development of the state.
“We use this opportunity to commend His Excellency for his kind
gesture and to continue to say that as Oliver Twist, good things will
continue to come. Our prayer is that the state will continue to improve
and increase its revenue so that more things will come the way of the
workers,” Mr. Igbokwe said.
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