Governor raises monthly subventions for judiciary, legislature
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has approved a major increment in the monthly subvention to the judiciary and legislative arms of government as well as the subvented institutions in the state.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Olayinka Oyebode, said that “the increment which amounts to N438.9m monthly is to enable the institutions to take care of the new minimum wage and the attendant consequential adjustment for workers.”
Oyebode made the disclosure in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Thursday.
He listed beneficiaries of the increment to include “the Ekiti State Customary Court of Appeal, Ekiti State High Court of Justice; Ekiti State Judicial Service Commission, and Ekiti State House of Assembly Service Commission.
“Others are Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti; Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital; Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti; Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan Ekiti; College of Health Technology, Ijero-Ekiti and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions”.
He stated that the governor had also approved payment of the outstanding 2020 leave bonus to local government workers in fulfillment of his promise to defray all outstanding entitlements of workers inherited from previous administrations.
According to him, while restating his administration’s commitment to the well-being and welfare of workers and retirees, Oyebanji said, “Efforts are being made to ensure payment of all outstanding entitlements, including gratuities in line with the continuity and shared prosperity agenda of the government.”
The governor urged workers in the state to remain focused on excellent service delivery and to see themselves as strategic stakeholders in the Ekiti project.
