Fayose to pay 10,000 ‘less privileged’ N5,000 monthly stipend from 2016

Biodun Abimbola

Dr. Peter Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State Governor Tuesday said 10,000 less privileged people in the State will be paid N5,000 monthly from January 2016.

Governor Ayodele Fayose, resenting N67bn Ekiti State 2016 Budget to the House of Assembly in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday

The Governor while presenting the N67billion proposed Ekiti State 2016 Budget to the State House of Assembly in Ado-Ekiti, restated that he is not part of any plan by the Nigeria’s Governors Forum to reduce Minimum Wage and retrenchment workers.

“Let me state clearly again that I am not part of any plan by the Governors Forum to reduce Minimum Wage and retrenchment workers.”

Fayose however assured the people of the N67 billion proposed Budget will be a reality because it only contains what his government can do.

He stressed that a copy of the 2016 Budget will be sent to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) for monitoring.