Gov. Eno releases N4.7bn for gratuities, allowances for civil servants

Giving a breakdown of the approval, Udoh said that N2.3 billion would be used to pay the gratuities of retired civil servants in the state.

He further said N1.1 billion would be used for wardrobe allowances to public school teachers while N1 billion would be used for the payment of bonuses to public service workers.

The governor’s Spokesman further said that Eno had released the sum of N79 million for the award of scholarships to four Akwa Ibom indigenes recently admitted to study Standard Pilot and Standard Air Traffic Control courses at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria.

“Also, N104 million has been released as part payment of the 2024 primary school teachers’ leave grant, and N172 million as a severance package for chairmen and vice-chairmen of local government councils who served between 2018 and 2022,” he said.