Civil servants in Edo State have commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for the payment of the 13th-month salary, describing the gesture as timely and morale-boosting.
During a visit to the state secretariat, workers confirmed receipt of the payment and commended the state government.
Director of Orientation at the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mrs. Rose Imonikhe, said the alert came as a pleasant surprise.
She said that “I woke up this morning, it was the alert that woke me up, the 13th-month salary. I’m grateful to the governor for what he has done.
“You can see me smiling, and that is how other officers in the Edo State civil service are smiling.”
Mrs. Imonikhe noted that the payment would ease financial pressure on workers during the festive season and beyond.
“This Christmas period, most people must have spent their December salary. So, this will help them enter the new year with something in their pockets.
“Those with children’s school fees to pay can do so without stress, and others who are renewing rents will also benefit. This 13th-month salary will go very far.
“The governor has played his part; it is left for civil servants to do theirs by being more committed.
“He is in a haste to deliver the dividends of democracy, and the civil service is the channel through which this can be achieved.”
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Similar sentiments were expressed by other civil servants, including Beatrice Ihulde, Precious Abu, Bridget Igbinovia and Onyinyechi Florence, who described the payment as a clear demonstration of concern for workers’ welfare.
At the Ministry of Environment and Sustainability, the Director of Administration, Mrs. Egbe Jocy, also commended the governor, saying the initiative would strengthen morale and productivity across the service.
Many civil servants agree that the gesture has brought relief and renewed confidence in the government’s people-centred approach to governance.
It would be recalled that Governor Okpebholo, shortly after he assumed office in November 2024, implemented the 13th-month salary payment for civil service in the state.
