Breaking: Nigerian Governor Increases Minimum Wage to N90k as Details Emerge
- Ebonyi state government raised workers’ minimum wage from N70,000 to N90,000 to enhance welfare, effective immediately for all categories
- Commissioner Ikeuwa Omebe stressed the move was not political, citing pensions and gratuities already settled since 1996 and ongoing retirees’ verification
- EXCO also approved the enforcement of the eight-year tenure policy, mandating retirement for directors and permanent secretaries who have served the period
Abakaliki, Ebonyi state - The Ebonyi state government has announced an increment in the minimum wage of state civil servants.
Specifically, the Ebonyi state government increased the wages from N70,000 to N90,000.
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The Ebonyi commissioner for Information and Orientation, Chief Ikeuwa Omebe made the disclosure on Thursday, August 28.
The commissioner made the revelation while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state Executive Council (EXCO) meeting.
Why did Ebonyi state government increase workers' wages?
Omebe explained that the minimum wage increase was to enhance workers’ welfare, saying that the implementation is with immediate effect and covers all categories of the workforce.
He stated categorically that it was not a political statement, stressing that the government did not toy with workers’ welfare.
He explained that the government had offset the pension and gratuities of state retirees from its creation in 1996 to date, Vanguard reported.
Ebonyi government speaks on retirees verification
He further noted that the verification process for retirees in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) had commenced and that once completed, payment would be made.
He noted that if the government did not play politics with such huge financial obligations, it would not do so with additional N20,000 to workers.
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He described the governor as a leader and a builder of capacity, people, and infrastructure.
He added that the government was anchored on the biblical people’s charter of needs mantra, which guided it to lead the people according to their needs.
Omebe disclosed that the EXCO also considered implementation of the eighth-year tenure policy for directors and immediate retirement of those who have served for the period on the same cadre, Nation reported.
“The EXCO exhaustively deliberated on the issue and approved its implementation for the affected permanent secretaries and directors,” he said.
Imo Gov Uzodimma announces minimum wage increment
Previously, Legit.ng reported that Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo has increased the new minimum wage for civil servants in the state from N76,000 to N104,000.
The governor also announced an increase in the new minimum wage for doctors from N215,000 to N503,000. He further said the minimum wage of teachers in tertiary institutions was raised from N119,000 to N222,000.
Uzodimma explained that the people of Imo have faced a series of challenges since his administration took over the office, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, insecurity, the dispute over the minimum wage, the economic hardship as a result of the reform and the general subsidy removal.
Source: Legit.ng
