Eno Approves ₦3.9bn Leave Grants, Pays Further Gratuities to Workers
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved the release of ₦3.909 billion for the payment of 2026 leave grants to civil servants in the state.
The approval was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Umanah.
According to the statement, the leave grants will be paid in three tranches beginning in September, with subsequent payments scheduled for October and November.
The state government said the phased payment was designed to provide financial relief to civil servants while ensuring an orderly disbursement of the approved funds.
The approval, it added, is part of the Eno administration’s continued efforts to improve workers’ welfare and ensure that civil servants receive their legitimate entitlements under the ARISE Agenda.
In a related development, the state government has continued the payment of outstanding gratuities owed to workers and pensioners.
The latest payments have increased the total gratuities settled by the administration to ₦97,037,963,737.16, out of the ₦111 billion backlog inherited when Governor Eno assumed office.
The government said the continued settlement of the gratuity obligations demonstrates its commitment to improving the welfare of workers and pensioners while progressively clearing legitimate debts inherited by the administration.
It further assured civil servants, pensioners and residents of the state that it would sustain policies and programmes aimed at improving the working environment, strengthening public institutions and enhancing the wellbeing of citizens.
The government said the latest interventions are in line with the people-centred philosophy of the ARISE Agenda.
