GOVERNOR AYADE IMPROVES SALARIES AND WELFARE PACKAGES

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has approved the upward review of the salaries and welfare packages of judicial officers in the state.Information Guide Nigeria

The governor disclosed this at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar, Cross River State.

OSG reports that the new salary package will take effect from August 1, 2022, and the salaries of the state’s High Court judges will be increased by 100 per cent.

Governor Ayade disclosed that all judicial officers in the state will be granted immediate land allocation and judges of the Customary Court of Appeal would have their salaries increased by 100 per cent, while those of Magistrates Court would be increased by 50 per cent.

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As reported by OSG, Governor Ayade said, “As a matter of state government’s policy, any judicial officer sworn in will have his or her official car ready for delivery. ”

“We have witnessed massive vacancy in the Ministry of Justice occasioned by retirement. To this effect, we have approved for the Chief Judge with the support of the Head of Service and the Civil Service Commission, the employment of 500 workers in the Ministry of Justice for the first phase alone.”

Governor Ayade stated that his administration has approved the setting aside of 25 per cent of the gross emoluments to support judicial officers’ allowances in terms of vacation, travels, among others.

OSG reports that the Governor’s decision is in response to the report of the State Judicial Welfare Review Committee set up in April.

Recall that the Committee which was charged with reviewing of the salaries of Cross River state judicial officers had retired Justice Eyo Effiong Ita as Chairman and the state’s Head of Service, Timothy Ogbang Akwaji as Secretary.

“For our judicial officers, we know the challenges of this country. For Cross River State in particular, we are quite sensitive to all the concerns raised so far. That is why we set up a committee to review the conditions of service of judicial officers to make for better service delivery.Jamb Result

“So having studied the report of the committee and in order to enhance service delivery, Cross River State government has hereby handsomely reviewed their salaries and welfare,” the governor added.

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