Barely four days after receiving their November salary, public and civil servants in Cross River State were on Thursday November 29 paid their December salary.
This is even as the state is yet to receive federal allocation for November.
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.
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.
According to him, "We pay workers in the state early to usher in the Christmas festivities that begin in the state on December 1st".
Gov Ben Ayade is seeking reelection under the platform of the PDP.
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