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Bayelsa Pays N10bn Salary, Gratuity Arrears
The Bayelsa State
Government says, it has paid N10 billion as arrears of the N18,000 minimum wage as well as pensions and gratuities, it inherited from previous administrations.
The government has also saved over N800 million over the past two years from ghost workers in its payroll.
Chief press secretary to Governor Seriake Dickson, Mr Daniel Iworiso-Markson, who made these revelations in a press statement, stated that, the gains recorded were a confirmation of the Governor’s stand that those who work should be paid accordingly.
He said, “we have reduced the state’s monthly wage bill from over N5 billion, when we came on board, to less N4.4b for the workers, pensioners and political appointees, and saved over N800 million in two years.”
He explained that, the current wage bill of N4.4b included over five biannual promotions for workers and their salary arrears, stressing that, the state government has spent over N6b in clearing the backlog of the N18,000 minimum wage arrears owed workers by the Sylva administration.
“Another N4b arrears on gratuities carried over from the previous government is also being paid by this government”, remarked the CPS.
He condemned and dismissed as false, the allegations that, the recently introduced biometric exercise at the state and local government levels were designed to witch-hunt certain workers, noting that it was the figment of the imagination of mischief makers, as no worker in the state has complained of any form of victimisation.
The CPS wondered why biometric exercises that are commonplace worldwide, would become a subject of controversy in Bayelsa State.
He also used the opportunity to debunk reports that, N5m was being paid to the biometrics contractor, per local government area, arguing that, the benefits of the exercise to the state, by far outweighs the cost
He described opponents of the biometrics as members of the syndicate the exercise has blocked from feeding fat on the millions generated from ghost workers.
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Fouchee Celebrates Asari’s Recognition
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Kalabari Media Forum Hails Recognition Of Dokubo Asari As Amayanabo
The Kalabari Media Forum has endorsed the recognition of Alabo, Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo Asari as the Amayanabo of Torusarama Piri and the historical relevance of the award.
A communique issued after the 2024 end of year summit of the Forum also commends the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialaye Joseph Fubara for the recognition which they described as the best end of year gift to the Kalabari people.
The Communique signed by the Coordinator of the Forum, Alabo Dagogo Clinton and the Secretary, Mr. Harry Awolayeofori Macmorrison states that the gesture should make the Kalabari people to get back to the drawing board and consolidate on existing inter and intra communal peace within the region.
According to the statement, Torusarama Piri was the first place where the founding fathers of Kalabari converged from different cultures, tribes and backgrounds. Adding that those saying that the Kalabari people are not united should think again.
” As the different founding fathers were able to form a formidable ethnic nationality, modern day Kalabari should be able to sink the differences between the constituent communities and with other non-Kalabari speaking neighbours to achieve the needed internal cohesion for development”. It states.
The Forum further congratulated Alabo Asari Dokubo on his recognition and urged him to use the opportunity to do even more for the Kalabari people and Rivers State as a whole.
According to the statement, the Forum is happy with the recognition of Dokubo Asari not because he is one of the patrons of the Forum, but because he is about the most Kalabari-centric figure living, who has also committed enormous resources for the protection of the Kalabari people.
They urged the Kalabari Se Kobiri and the entire people of the ethnic nationality to work with Alabo Dokubo Asari and put to rest speculations about Kalabari that some persons have exploited against the interest of the Kalabari people over the years.
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