In keeping
with his promise to accord priority to the welfare of workers, the Ebonyi State
Governor, Chief David Umahi, has assured workers that their January salaries
would be paid on the 15th.
Umahi gave the
assurance in his country home, Uburu when the leadership of the
Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress paid him New Year homage.
The Governor,
who noted that he had to step down every project last December to give junior
workers 100% extra salary and 50% to senior workers, said “in the
next 13 days workers will receive salary for January.”
He stated that
the initial misunderstanding he had with the organized labour in the state “was
brought by God himself because it made us to be on our toes.”
Umahi
attributed the success so far recorded by his administration to God’s
instruction, and promised workers of better welfare this New Year.
“There
is no how we will implement an N101bn budget without the lives of workers
changing, absolutely, no how,” he stressed.
The Governor maintained
his commitment to implementing the 2016
budget 100%, and assured that his fight against corruption in the state was total.
budget 100%, and assured that his fight against corruption in the state was total.
Umahi told the
leadership of the organized labour that after the festive period, “we will try
to organize properly and move together as a people.”
He added, “I
won’t forget your labour of love; I won’t forget your commitment and I won’t
forget all the struggles. We do remember.”
Earlier, in
his remark, the Chairman of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council,
Comrade Ikechukwu Nwafor, said the delegation came to identify with the
governor in this season of the Yuletide.
Nwafor
said, “Labour cannot afford to celebrate this Christmas and New Year
without coming to identify with this government and to pray that this year will
be a better year for the government and workers of Ebonyi State.”
Meanwhile,
Umahi has appealed to the people of Ohaozara Local Government Area to unite to
attain greater heights this year.
Speaking when
the stakeholders of Okposi Okwu and Mgbom Okposi autonomous communities
visited him, the governor regretted that the seed of disunity caused
by some disgruntled politicians had robbed the area of meaningful
progress.
Umahi informed
the stakeholders that the street light project of the state government would be
extended to Okposi while the Okposi-Ugwulangwu- Ukawu road would be
constructed.
He stressed
the intention of his administration to develop the salt deposits in
the area into modern salt factories as soon as the necessary tests were carried
out to ascertain their quantity and quality.
The governor
also announced that all issues relating to “Ezeship” of Okposi Okwu
has been put on hold pending the burial of a former Minister of Education, the
late Dr. Igwe Aja Nwachukwu.
He warned the
youth against cultism, stating that his administration would not fail to
prosecute anyone found to be involved in activities that negated the peace of
the area.
Governor Umahi
later took some time out to inspect the on-going construction of the Amasiri-
Okposi-Uburu Road.
He directed
the construction company (Conrock Nigeria Ltd…) to stop further work on the
road, pending its deployment of four bulldozers, three graders, ten tipping
trucks and four water tankers to the site.
The governor
warned that if after 10 days the contractor failed to meet his directive, he
would terminate the contract.
Governor Umahi
also inspected the failed “Akwa Etiti” bridge which links Amangwu Edda in
Afikpo South Local Government Area and Amasiri in Afikpo North LGA.
He
said that construction of another bridge would commence
in the next four
weeks to save the people of the area from being cut off totally from the rest of the world.
weeks to save the people of the area from being cut off totally from the rest of the world.
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