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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has approved the payment of “13th month” salary to workers in the state civil service.
The governor has also approved the policy of automatic employment for first class graduates of Edo extraction from any university in Nigeria and abroad into the state civil service to boost the quality of manpower in the system.
Edo Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, disclosed this on Friday, noting that the Graduate Development Programme was to ensure that quality manpower was brought into the system for effective and efficient service delivery that would enhance growth and development.
Okungbowa said, “Mr Governor is doing this to serve as motivation for workers as they are ready to put in their best now.
“Mr Governor has approved the Graduate Development Programme that brings together First-Class graduates and high-grade degrees into the service with a view to developing and ensuring quality manpower in the system.”
He added, “For everyone in that programme, they are moved round various ministries, departments and agencies and plans are also on to move them to the private sector to gather more experiences after which they bring will such experiences to bear, to improve the system, to contribute to the development of the state.”
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