Okpebholo Approves 13 Month Salary For Edo Workers, Automatic Employment For First Class Graduates

Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved the disbursement of a 13-month salary to Edo State employees.

Additionally, the Governor has instituted a policy that guarantees automatic employment for first-class graduates of Edo origin from any university, whether within Nigeria or abroad, in the state civil service.

This initiative aims to enhance the quality of human resources within the system and to motivate workers, encouraging them to give their utmost effort, says Dr Anthony Okungbowa, the Head of Service.

He further stated that the Graduate Development Programme (GDP) is designed to attract high-quality personnel into the system, ensuring effective and efficient service delivery to foster growth and development.

“Mr Governor has approved the Graduate Development Programme (GDP) 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.

“Mr Governor has approved it. He approved the policy of bringing in First Class graduates into the Edo State Civil and Public Service be approved. He believes that the policy will help the state bring top-quality talents into the system.

“It is not just bringing them in but also retaining them because retaining them is one of the major challenges facing the programme.

“Mr. Governor is intentional about bringing them in and retaining these top-level talents in the service. The Governor is using this medium to urge all first-class graduates from Edo extraction across all universities in Nigeria and abroad to come over as they will have automatic employment. We are looking at the younger graduates from 2020, but Mr. Governor may extend that.

“We are happy about this and appreciate the Governor because through this, the service will have quality talents in the system.

“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.

“Sustainability depends on you and me since the political will is there and I am happy because it is the direction of government. We are partnering with Edo Innovate to ensure improvement in the programme,” a press release Date November 28, signed and made available to Naijaonpoint from the office of Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, reads.