Cross River State Civil servants have received their December salary, barely four days after getting their November pay, Brainnews report.

This is even as the state is yet to receive federal allocation for November.

In the past years it has become a tradition in the state under the governorship of Senator Ben Ayade, for workers in the state to receive their December salaries in November.

According to reports, although a section of the workforce has on many occasions protested against early payment of salaries in the state, Governor Ayade has stayed steadfast to early payment of salaries.

On the rationale for the payment of December late November, the Governor explained that the idea is to get workers to do their shopping early, to avoid inflation that always occasion shopping close to Christmas.

“We pay workers in the state early to usher in the Christmas festivities that begin in the state on December 1st. Besides, it also saves our workers the stress and strain of shopping close to Christmas given the tendency for prices of goods to skyrocket.

“So by paying early we ensure that our workers do their Christmas shopping early, thus getting true value for their money instead of buying goods at highly inflated prices if they shopped close to Christmas.

Given that the payment of December salary was done early, he assured that salary for the month of January will also be paid early.

“Because we have paid December salary early, we will also pay January salary early so as to assist our workers who are parents meet up with the obligation of paying schools fees for their children,” Ayade assured.

Read More At https://www.brainnewsradio.com/cross-river-workers-celebrate-early-christmas-as-gov-ayade-pays-december-salary/

Give it up to The Governor of the Year!!!
Good job YOUR Excellency

Meanwhile, spend wisely Calabarians!
Ekaete, no come dey do face somehow when Xmas remain one week o, ehn ehn!

His sight are on the 2019 election already
This is a bad call from the governor, these are unearned money, how does he plan to balance his sheet by paying December and January salary on the first date

Why should we celebrate when a governor pays salary? So, is he not supposed to pay ni?

civil servants by january 7th...

Let me call my Aunty to know how she will spend o! Christmas and January still dey far o.

I will not answer her call in January o

That governor knows how to set workers up.

Christmas is one day, mk them spend finish oghh...they sha should prepare to drink air and water for tge next 10weeks.
January alone sef get like 13wks

The problem we hv in this country is bad governors ,they r the witches dragging this country back . this cross river government have shown that Nigeria governors can pay if they really want to. Good one Mr governor God bless you . we in Abai is still praying to God they pay us Sept sal

Cross river people with flexing and enjoyment be like.....

Anyway, 2 month salaries in one month, hmmh, February will tell!

U want them to finish their salary before xmas

Oringo tinx. Calabar, here i come

Better governor.... Even Buhari can't achieve this.... Mad people everywhere in FG Level

Christmas iyaff set

I pity the workers... if they don't spend wisely, january would be tough for them...

A wise person would know it's not a good thing to receive payment for what you are yet to work for. Most of those people jubilating will be tears before the year ends, I also pity them in advance for January.

That means he is not owning salaries.... Wow!

Where is the Boy, called GYB? He should come and learn from Ayade

Dem go suffer am las las

That's a kinetically crystallized salary. Will it survive the osmotic pull of the festive month bearing in mind that December is a month that gluttons reach their eldorado.

Good for them

TheAngry1:
Why should we celebrate when a governor pays salary? So, is he not supposed to pay ni?

Abi o

At last we don hear beta news

What about the 13th month salary

TheAngry1:
Why should we celebrate when a governor pays salary? So, is he not supposed to pay ni?

Paying December salary in November is not common anywhere in the world. No matter how bad these politicians are, we should learn to commend them when they take steps in the right direction.

I hope Lagos governor will replicate this. Kudos to the governor.

G