Africa-Press – Nigeria. Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has announced N150,000 Christmas bonus for every civil servant in the state.
The governor explained that the gesture aligned with his administration’ s commitment to improving the welfare of civil servants despite dwindling revenue accruing to the state in the past one year
Nwifuru announced the bonus on Sunday during a church service at the Government House Chapel, Abakaliki.
On the forthcoming local government election in the state, the governor made it clear that he has not anointed any candidate, promising a level playground for all the aspirants.
“As far as I am concerned, the will of the people must prevail, the people must choose their representatives without interference from any quarter,” he said.
Nwifuru restated his directive to political appointees wishing to contest the local government election to resign in line with electoral guidelines.
“It is not my duty to pick you as chairman of your Local Government Area. If you are contesting for the chairmanship position in next year’s council’s election as an appointee, you must resign as stipulated by the law.”
Governor Nwifuru also dispelled rumours of lethargy in the construction of Vincent Agwu Nwankwo Flyover, a major project of his administration.
“You cannot find any state in Nigeria that is doing such flyover currently,” he said, explaining the construction rigours inherent in the project that is designed to give the state a facelift when completed.
He decried social media criticism of the project, maintaining that the administration is deliberately taking steps to ensure the state is seen as having advanced and modern infrastructure.
“We are doing it not because we have money, we are doing it because we want to sign our signature in the anals of history,” Nwifuru said.
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