Ekiti to pay N458.8m in severance to ex-local government officials
The Ekiti State Government has approved a severance package of N458.8 million for former local government political office holders. The payment will benefit vice chairmen, secretaries, councillors, supervisors, and advisers who served between 2022 and 2023. This announcement was made by Commissioner Folorunso Olabode in a statement released on June 5, 2025. The move comes ahead of the upcoming local government elections scheduled for December 12, 2026.
What we know
- The severance payment of N458.8 million is for former local government political office holders in Ekiti State.
- Beneficiaries include vice chairmen, secretaries, councillors, supervisors, and advisers who served from 2022 to 2023.
- Commissioner Folorunso Olabode confirmed the approval in a statement on June 5, 2025.
- The next local government elections are set for December 12, 2026, as announced by EKSIEC Chairman Justice Cornelius Akintayo.
- All registered political parties must collect nomination forms for their candidates at the EKSIEC headquarters.
