Jubilation As Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno Approves 13th Month Salary for Workers

Jubilation As Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno Approves 13th Month Salary for Workers

  • Akwa Ibom State, workers will not have a reason to complain this festive period as the state government has done the needful
  • A few weeks before the end of 2023, Governor Umo Eno approved the payment of one-month take-home pay, to be added to their December salary
  • This was as he described it the 13th Month's Salary as confirmed in a post shared by the state government on Thursday, November 9, 2023, on its X (formerly known as Twitter)

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Akwa Ibom state, Uyo - Pastor Umo Eno, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, has approved an additional one-month basic salary to be paid to civil servants in December for their Christmas break.

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Pastor Umo Eno, Akwa Ibom State, workers
Umo Eno has approved the December bonus for Akwa Ibom workers. Photo credit: Pastor Umo Eno
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Gov Eno approves December bonus '13th month' salary for workers

The Akwa Ibom State Government made this disclosure on Thursday, November 9, via its official X page (formerly Twitter).

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The state government tweeted:

"The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved an additional one-month basic salary to be paid to civil servants in December for their Christmas break."

This move by the governor is considered a 13th month salary or bonus to enable the civil servants to celebrate the forthcoming yuletide – Christmas and New Year celebrations.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.