By Oriola Afolabi
There was jubilation galore across Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Parastatals and local Governments as civil servants and political office holders in Ekiti State received December salaries with the new minimum wage.
The civil servants, who could not hide their feelings, rolled out drums in large numbers with various songs to appreciate Governor Biodun Oyebanji for implementing the new minimum wage across the board.
Addressing the jubilant civil servants, the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji appreciated the Federal Government led by President Bola Tinubu for graciously increasing the monthly allocation to the states across the federation.
Mr Oyebanji, who observed that President Tinubu’s administration reform agenda had begun to yield positive results, urged Nigerians to always support the federal government’s policies and programmes.
The governor, who believed in prayers, said that if the Government had more resources, the minimum wage would be increased to meet the current economic situation.
Mr Oyebanji, however, promised not to relent in his efforts to make life meaningful to the people at the grassroots, especially civil servants with a call on them to reciprocate the gesture by increasing their productivity.
Earlier, the Ekiti State Heads of Service, Dr Folakemi Olomojobi who led Permanent Secretaries, Executive Secretaries, General Managers and some union leaders to appreciate the Governor, promised their unflinching support to the present administration.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Sesan Alabi, Dr Olomojobi emphasized the civil servant’s loyalty and commitment to the present administration.
The Head of Service observed that this would be the first time that minimum wage implementation would caught across all categories of those in service in the last twenty years.
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