Monday saw the payment of the 13th month’s salary to Edo’s civil and public personnel being approved by Governor Godwin Obaseki.
At the Sir Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub in Benin City, during an interactive session with civil and public servants in Grades 8 through 17, Obaseki gave the go-ahead, where he also thanked the workers for their assistance to his government over the previous six years.
To make sure that the ongoing reforms intended to promote enhanced wellness for the populace and economic prosperity for the state are sustained, he called for stronger government-worker synergy.
Obaseki said: “You have asked for a 13th-month salary to be paid to you in December.
“We will do it but between now and December, how will you pay the state government back?
“I am here today to say thank you for your support.
“When I look back, I know I have people.
“You have supported me for the past six-and-a-half years.
“I thank you for coming out to vote during the last election to sustain our developmental strides in Edo.
“Our focus should be on how to sustain our developmental strides.
The governor further said that everything he had done since he assumed office “is to put you where you really should belong because you are the heart and the engine of Edo.
“Our focus is on how to ensure the sustainability of the reforms we have embarked on and you need to play an active part in this journey.
“We want Edo to be a model for the nation and give the nation hope.
“I appreciate the efforts you have put in to ensure the state develops.
“You must participate in the reforms and must be trained and retrained.
“We should ensure that the next leader of the state will not take us back,” the governor said.
