By Abimbola Bamgbose
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the extension of the ten thousand naira transport allowance granted to the state’s civil servants to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government.
The allowance, which was part of various interventions adopted by the state government at the wake of the deregulation policy in July ought to have ended last month.
Speaking during a meeting with Permanent Secretaries in the state, Governor Abiodun, who disclosed that the allowance had been extended by another six months, said the decision was to allow the state workforce to continue to cope with the effects of the subsidy removal.
He described the allowance as part of the temporary immediate-term interventions to allow the government to come up with appropriate medium and long-term intervention plans for all categories of people in the state.
Apart from the ten thousand naira which also covers pensioners, the Governor said his administration had also approved hazard allowance for health and medical personnel, immediate release of letters of promotion in respect of 2021 and 2022, payment of March and April 2023 leave bonuses for public servants and immediate cash-backing for the quarterly payment of gratuities to pensioners.
Governor Abiodun, however added that efforts are in top gear to improve mobility in the state by identifying and rehabilitating critical roads across the state.
It would be recalled that Ogun State was the first state to introduce E-Mobility and Gas Mobility Programme with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) enabled buses and electric-powered tricycles and motorcycles.
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