Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has revealed a salary increase of N10,000 for civil servants in the state to offset the impact of the fuel subsidy removal.
The announcement was made during a stakeholder meeting at Rockview Hotel Owerri on Saturday.
The decision aligns with a similar move by Ebonyi, another South-East state, which also raised workers’ salaries by N10,000 in response to the subsidy removal.
According to the Governor ” Civil servants deserve to be pampered as they are the engine room of any administration that wants to succeed. My administration will continue to partner hand-in-hand with Civil Servants in the development of the State, the free Coaster bus transit that conveys workers from home to office and back to their homes was part of my desire in bringing back the glory days of the workforce in Imo.”
He also mentioned his governments plan to establish the Imo State Marketing and Commodity Board (ISMCB) to regulate food prices, this he said is as a response to reports of price exploitation by certain traders amidst the current economic situation.
“I have discovered, with pain, how some traders are taking advantage of the economic situation to increase the prices of food items in the market. Against this backdrop, the government will soon establish Imo State Marketing and Commodity Board (ISMCB), which will ensure food items are sold at normal prices. We shall achieve this by setting up low-cost markets in the state where prices of food items and commodities will be affordable for the masses. The markets will be situated in all the 27 LGAs of the state.” He said.
