Commissioner for Information in the state, Chief Patrick Ukah, who made the disclosure to journalists in Asaba on Wednesday, said was part of the resolutions reached at the State Executives Council meeting on Tuesday.
The increment puts the state pensioners on the same level as the federal retirees.
According to Ukah, the increment was meant to ameliorate the sufferings of the pensioners especially those who retired before May 2000, as they are the ones to benefit from the increase.
The Commissioner further disclosed that the council also approved the procurement of third party services for the development of gas-based industrial park in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area (LGA).
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Other approvals by the State Executives Council include: the contract for the completion of the perimeter fencing of Asaba International Airport, the contract for the construction of 32 cluster houses of two-bedroom semi-detached bungalows at Oboghoro-Utolina communities in Warri North LGA, the award of contract for the construction of Uzougba link road to Issele Uku and Otulu road in Ubulu Okiti of Aniocha South as well as contracts for the construction of old Okpe road, Jeddo, Okpe Local Government Area and Ogwefe-Ugbenu-Koko road Phase II, Oghara, Ethiope West.
Ukah said the contract for the construction of an access road to the Nigerian Maritime University, Kurutie Campus, Okerenkoko in Warri South-West LGA was also approved while approval was granted for the implementation of an automation of tax administration process by ICMA Professional Services which would commerce this month.
Furthermore, he said that the council approved the appointment of some traditional rulers in the state namely; Obi Lawrence Onicha Kogwu as the Obi of Ubulubu in Aniocha North and Obi Onyemaechi Josiah Jonathan II Kanyinaga as the Obi of Obomkpa in Aniocha North.
