Civil servants in Ebonyi State, under the payroll of the state government, will smile home with the sum of N150,000 each as 2024 Christmas Bonus. Governor Francis Nwifuru announced the Christmas Bonus at a banquet organized in honour of the visiting British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Lever, at the Government House, Abakaliki.
The governor said the gesture is in appreciation of the workers' commitment to duty and their understanding during the recent strike action ordered by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Governor's Chief Press Secretary, Dr Monday Uzor, and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki. 'Our workers have shown a lot of commitments and respect to us as a government.
' The governor directed that every worker should receive the bonus before close of work on Tuesday next week Nwifuru had earlier received the British Deputy High Commissioner in his office at Ochoudo Centenary City, Abakaliki where he solicited the assistance of the British Government in the areas of water, health, power and education as well as agriculture .
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