Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has approved a minimum wage of N85,000 for civil servants in the state.
The approval, according to the Head of Service of the state, George Nwaeke, was granted by the Governor during a closed-door meeting with labour leaders and senior government officials.
The implementation of the new minimum wage will take effect immediately.
Nwaeke said: “He granted a minimum wage of N85,000 to Rivers workers and that is what our resolution was by the time we left the place.
“The implementation is with an immediate effect. A committee has been set up – the SSG is heading it. The labour leaders and I are going to the drawing board immediately to work out the details for the immediate takeoff of the scheme.”
On their part, the Chairman of the Joint Negotiation Team, Chukwu Emecheta, praised Governor Fubara for meeting the expectations of Rivers State workers.
He expressed appreciation for the Governor’s commitment to the workforce.
“Today, we are happy that our expectation for our governor, he is living up to it,” he said.
“He has demonstrated it this afternoon,” Emecheta said after the meeting.
Also speaking, the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers State, Alex Agwanwor, noted that the minimum wage will greatly alleviate the economic hardships faced by workers in the state.
Fubara’s move is the latest in a series of states announcing the payment of the new minimum wage.
Recall that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Wednesday, announced N85,000 as minimum wage for Lagos civil servants.
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