Ebonyi Governor Approves ₦150,000 Christmas Bonus for Civil Servants Ahead of 2025 Festivities.

  Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru , has approved a ₦150,000 Christmas bonus for all civil servants in the state ahead of the 2025 fe...

 Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has approved a ₦150,000 Christmas bonus for all civil servants in the state ahead of the 2025 festive season.

The announcement was made on Sunday during a church service at the Government House Chapel in Abakaliki. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor.

According to the statement, Governor Nwifuru said the bonus underscores his administration’s dedication to improving the welfare of workers, despite the financial pressures facing the state in recent times.

While addressing worshippers, the governor also dismissed claims suggesting delays in the construction of the Vincent Agwu Nwankwo Flyover, describing the project as one of a kind in the country.

“You cannot find any state in Nigeria currently undertaking such a flyover project,” he stated.

Nwifuru explained that although the project is capital-intensive and technically demanding, it will significantly reshape the state’s landscape and enhance its visual appeal upon completion. He expressed concern over what he described as misleading narratives circulating on social media about the project.

“We are not doing this because we have excess funds. We are doing it to leave a lasting legacy and inscribe our names in history,” the governor said, adding that Ebonyi State is determined to gain global recognition for good governance and modern infrastructure.

The governor also recalled that in August, his administration increased the state minimum wage by ₦20,000, bringing the new minimum wage for civil servants to ₦90,000. The increment, which took immediate effect, was implemented under his People’s Charter of Needs Agenda.

At the national level, President Bola Tinubu signed the new minimum wage bill into law in July 2024 after its passage by the National Assembly. The legislation raised the national minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000 following prolonged negotiations involving labour unions, the private sector, and government representatives.

Despite the new law, several states are yet to fully implement the revised wage structure.