BREAKING: Gov Uzodinma Gives Fresh Update After Crucial Meeting Over Minimum Wage

Fox Nigeria journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy

Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, said the Tripartite Committee has reached near consensus on minimum wage

Uzodinma said the committee is close to agreeing a new national minimum wage.

Uzodinma says the committee is close to agreeing a new national minimum wage
Photo credit: Hope UzodinmaSource: UGC

He made this known after emerging from the meeting of the committee on Friday, June 7

The meeting reportedly lasted for over 12 hours.

“We had a very fruitful deliberation and of course you know it is a technical subcommittee of a committee.

“And at the level of the committee, we have reached near consensus and by the time we go to the plenary we will have a complete agreement and maybe from there the media can start their job. As it is now I think we are better of that we were.”

Source: Fox Nigeria

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