The Delta State Government, on Sunday, July 26, 2020, said there would be a review of the salary of political appointees and workers on salary grade level 7 and above for six months with effect from July 2020.



Chiedu Ebie, the secretary to the state government, who disclosed this, on Sunday, July 26, 2020, while briefing journalists in Asaba, said the decision was part of measures to overcome the debilitating effect of COVID-19 on the national economy.

Saying that the state government had adopted interim fiscal measures to sustain public spending, Ebie noted that the decision to review workers’ salary was reached at a consultative meeting with the organised labour in the state.

He said the review was painful, difficult but inevitable, adding that it was a sacrifice that was needed to keep the state moving.

He lamented that the downward review of the 2020 budget by N113 billion was as a result of the dwindling revenue caused by COVID-19.

The SSG said that the review was not a repudiation of the new minimum wage in the state but a temporary measure that would be lifted as soon as the economy improves, insisting that it was without any prejudice to other staff entitlements like promotion.

Ebie said: “You will recall that for the same reason of dwindling revenues caused by the debilitating ripples of the pandemic, the state government recently reviewed its 2020 budget downward by over N113 billion, representing more than a 28 percent shrinkage of the original fiscal projections for the year.

“As we continue to grapple with the difficulties associated with servicing other existing and equally important obligations to citizens, we remain profoundly committed to infrastructural development across the state as can be seen from some of the projects that are still ongoing despite the pandemic and its suffocating impact on the economy.

“As a responsible government, the Okowa led administration is firmly committed to the welfare and interest of its workforce and citizens of the state.

“It has amply demonstrated this commitment by being one of the few states in the federation to have faithfully and fully implemented the new minimum wage which became operational in November 2019.

Therefore, the proposed wage review is a painful and difficult decision but inevitable in our current circumstances”.

Source: https://theworldnews.net/ng-news/covid-19-delta-state-government-slashes-workers-salaries

Nigerians should just adhere to covid19 guide lines so everything will be back to normal.
For Deltans, they should bare with the government and live a limited lifestyle.

Why not reduce political appointee allowances and security votes alone?

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youthsinitiativ:
Ibori's monthly allocation won't be affected of course.

It can never be affected
This is 2nd highest oil producing state for goodness sake.

I swear those oil producing states are just nothing to write home about.
Especially, Bayelsa.


Cc: Thatfairguy1, help me ask NnwayiOgwashi if it won't affect her salary

Why not slash the salaries of your own and that of your appointees. Ndi ara

So a level 7 officers salary of maybe 45 to 55k will be reviewed downward?Is this even enough for life's basic neccesities?

Halt some infra developments till the economy picks up.

It took yrs for you guys to agree to pay the new minimum wage but it didn't take time to review it downward.

Why not caught the political appointees Salary instead of workers?

Why not suspend all the white elephant projects across the state?

Sammy07:


It can never be affected
This is 2nd highest oil producing state for goodness sake.

I swear those oil producing states are just nothing to write home about.
Especially, Bayelsa.


Cc: Thatfa.irguy1, help me ask NnwayiOgwashi if it won't affect her salary

Dem dey price bread? .
Imagine her over hyped okowa with loose lips .
Meanwhile, watch as she'll still find way to bring in Tinubu or Yoruba into this.

Where's that Delta State ambassador sev, JACONSCOLARI

E dey pain me for Deltans with their useless leaders, if only the juju wey PDP do fit cast comot for their eyes make them allow another political party rule them whether changes go dey.

juvewalex:
E dey pain me for Deltans with their useless leaders, if only the juju wey PDP do fit cast comot for their eyes make them allow another political party rule them whether changes go dey.

Abia, Delta, Bayelsa needs to be exorcised. The darkness and the wickedness of their leaders should be looked into. Common Bayelsa with 7 abi 9 lgas.

See lil Ebonyi of yesterday.
I Weep for Abia especially.

ThatFairGuy1:

Dem dey price bread? .
Imagine her over hyped okowa with loose lips .
Meanwhile, watch as she'll still find way to bring in Tinubu or Yoruba into this.

Where's that Delta State ambassador sev, JACONSCOLARI

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LadySarah:


Abia, Delta, Bayelsa needs to be exorcised. The darkness and the wickedness of their leaders should be looked into. Common Bayelsa with 7 abi 9 lgas.

See lil Ebonyi of yesterday.
I Weep for Abia especially.

I don't weep for abia, Ania still has somethings in ground.
The governor's are their problems.

But Bayelsa ehn.

[[s]quote author=Sammy07 post=92184107]

It can never be affected
This is 2nd highest oil producing state for goodness sake.

I swear those oil producing states are just nothing to write home about.
Especially, Bayelsa.


Cc: Thatfairguy1, help me ask NnwayiOgwashi if it won't affect her salary [/quote][/s] Face your useless skull mining ondo state

[[s]quote author=helinues post=92184603]Why not caught the political appointees Salary instead of workers?

Why not suspend all the white elephant projects across the state?[/quote][/s] We don't do elephant projects in Delta state like it is done in south west eg osun airport

[s]

ThatFairGuy1:

Dem dey price bread? .
Imagine her over hyped okowa with loose lips .
Meanwhile, watch as she'll still find way to bring in Tinubu or Yoruba into this.

Where's that Delta State ambassador sev, JACONSCOLARI

[/s] Put your focus on Oyo state and ondo state that is useless

Nwanyiogwashi:
[ Face your useless skull mining ondo state

Ondo state would be paris if it had the money you guys have

Nwanyiogwashi:
[[s]quote author=helinues post=92184603]Why not caught the political appointees Salary instead of workers?

Why not suspend all the white elephant projects across the state?[/s] We don't do elephant projects in Delta state like it is done in south west eg osun airport

So you are in support of Salary reduction? Miss NL female canceller

[[s]quote author=Sammy07 post=92185845]

Ondo state would be paris if it had the money you guys have [/quote][/s] Make Paris with the small ijaw oil there

Nwanyiogwashi:
[s][/s] Put your focus on Oyo state and ondo state that is useless

NOTHING is useless about those States my dear Igbo Jew sister. They don't slash their workers' salary despite the fact that, they don't enjoy 13% oil derivatives. It's a big shame for a whole Delta State to slash workers' salary. PDP is a disaster

Nwanyiogwashi:
[[s]quote author=Sammy07 post=92185845]

Make Paris with the small ijaw oil there

which Ijaws oil, you guys lack innovative over there, let an Ondo indigene become governor.

Or better still an Itshekiri.

[[s]quote author=helinues post=92185939]

So you are in support of Salary reduction? Miss NL female canceller[/quote][/s] Even your useless federal government is paying some agencies half salary now so why didn't you and your south west brothers complain? Delta state government pay more than all the 35 states including Lagos,a level 07 in Delta state earn 55 to 60k pay month.

[s]

Sammy07:


which Ijaws oil, you guys lack innovative over there, let an Ondo indigene become governor.

Or better still an Itshekiri.

[/s] Everybody knows that oil in ondo state belong to indigenous ijaw people of ondo state

Nwanyiogwashi:
[[s]quote author=helinues post=92185939]

So you are in support of Salary reduction? Miss NL female canceller[/s] Even your useless federal government is paying some agencies half salary now so why didn't you and your south west brothers complain? Delta state government pay more than all the 35 states including Lagos,a level 07 in Delta state earn 55 to 60k pay month.

Wait , is this thread about SW states? Is there any state in SW that has reduced the workers salary?

Kindly let face Delta..

[[s]quote author=ThatFairGuy1 post=92185950]
NOTHING is useless about those States my dear Igbo Jew sister. They don't slash their workers' salary despite the fact that, they don't enjoy 13% oil derivatives. It's a big shame for a whole Delta State to slash workers' salary. PDP is a disaster[/quote][/s] Ondo and Oyo state is useless state, even the useless federal government is paying some agencies half salaries .

Nwanyiogwashi:
[s][/s] Everybody knows that oil in ondo state belong to indigenous ijaw people of ondo state

Everybody knows Ijaws are settlers in Ondo but indigenous to delta
Same as Itshekiri

helinues:


Wait , is this thread about SW states? Is there any state in SW that has reduced the workers salary?

Kindly let face Delta..

What will they reduced ?is it the 25-30k they are paying?

Nwanyiogwashi:
What will they reduced ?is it the 25-30k they are paying?

Searching for sense in this comments of yours but couldn't find any...

You are definitely in support of Okowa reducing salary.. Noted

helinues:


Searching for sense in this comments of yours but couldn't find any...

You are definitely in support of Okowa reducing salary.. Noted

if your god buhari can pay half salary to some workers why not applied the same to okowa.