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Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Rivers Govt Lifts Embargo on Employment, Promotions


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Rivers State Government on Wednesday said it has lifted the ban on employment and promotions in the Civil Service.

The State Governor, Nyesom Wike, announced the lifting of the ban yesterday during the 2019 International Workers Day Celebration at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium Elekahia, Port Harcourt.
Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, Wike said the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission had already been directed to conduct interviews and effect the promotion of civil servants to their next salary grades, noting that he has also approved the recruitment of Rivers indigenes to fill existing vacancies as part of efforts to strengthen the Civil Service for effective service delivery to the Rivers People.

Wike  said the state government under his watch is  committed to tackling social issues by creating the enabling environment for the private sector to create jobs and empower our youths

“We are also strengthening our educational system to ensure that our graduates are imbued with appropriate skills and the mindset to become job creators rather than job seekers and will also continue to implement effective policies and programmes that will address and lift our people from poverty to economic prosperity,” Wike further stressed.



The State Chief Executive also disclosed that Government has started implementing the N100, 000,000.00 interest-free loan to Civil Servants in a bid to advance the welfare and wellbeing of Civil Servants.


He promised to pay the new minimum wage as soon as he receives the official transmission from the Federal Government while noting that the Pension Reform Bill recently passed by the State House of Assembly0l would bring into existence a seamless and positive scheme for workers in the State.



The state Chief Executive, who described his administration as worker-friendly, said despite financial challenges his Government is up to date in the payment of full salaries and pensions to working and retired Civil Servants, stressing that his promise to construct befitting Secretariats Chapters for the State Chapters of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress has been fulfilled and would soon be handed over.




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