Workers of Enugu State have commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for paying their June salaries without the receipt of the federal allocation for the month.
In a statement signed by the state Chairman and Secretary of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Igbokwe Chukwuma Igbokwe and Comrade Benneth Asogwa, the workers said that they were humbled by the governor’s in-depth commitment towards workers’ welfare in the state, which according to them “has distinguished you among your other colleagues and predecessors”.
Stating that Gov. Ugwuanyi has displayed a similar gesture several times since the inception of his administration, the civil servants noted that “this particular one is happening at a time when some state governors have publicly stated that they cannot pay the June 2018 salaries because of the non release of federal allocation to the states”.
They therefore, expressed gratitude to the governor and prayed God to continue to grant him divine wisdom as he strives “to put smiles on the faces of Enugu workers”.
Gov. Ugwuanyi had in the wake of the outcome of the monthly meeting of Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) last week, which ended in a deadlock, disclosed that his administration has paid the salaries of workers for the month of June without receiving the federal allocation.
He added that despite the fact that he assumed office at the time the nation’s economy was in severe recession, his administration has been regular in payment of workers’ salaries, even when 27 states could not pay.
The deadlocked FAAC meeting was where allocations for the month of June 2018 were to be shared among the federal, states and local governments.
