Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved a multi-billion naira palliative package to cushion the effects of recent removal of fuel subsidy.
The new palliatives rolled out by the governor’s chief press secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, at a news conference in Ilorin, the state capital on Monday, cut across different sectors and demographics of the state.
On top of the palliatives is a cash support of N10,000 for every public sector worker in the state, which will begin this month and last until a new minimum wage is introduced.
Ajakaye said the measure was to enable workers to cope with the economic shocks created by the subsidy removal.Ajakaye added that the governor has similarly approved the payment, from this month, July, of new hazard and skipping allowances, and 100% CONMESS for consultants and medical doctors under the government’s payroll. He also approved a new regime of allowances for nurses working for the state government.
In the same vein, the Governor has approved cash-backing for 2021 promotion exercise of teaching and non-teaching staff of SUBEB and restoration of steps to all of them. This is a policy response to the yearnings of SUBEB workers since 2016 when SUBEB workers no longer had steps.
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