The Akwa Ibom State Government has approved N2 billion in financial support for government workers and pensioners to cushion the effects of the economic hardship caused by the federal government’s removal of fuel subsidy.
The approval was given at the state’s Executive Council meeting, chaired by Governor Umo Eno, on Thursday, in Uyo, according to a statement from the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ini Ememobong.
The financial support is to last for three months.
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