Minimum Wage: Nigerian Governor Explains Why Workers Are Yet to Receive N73,000 Salary

• Ondo Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has cited consequential adjustments as the reason for the delay in implementing the proposed N73,000 minimum wage
• Aiyedatiwa made this clarification on Thursday as civil servants in the state received the old wage for October salary
• Ondo Head of Service, Mr. Bayo Phillip, confirmed the development on Thursday and added that the state government has paid the 2024 leave bonus to all workers

TheTalk.NG journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

Ondo state, Akure – Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state blamed ongoing consequential adjustments in the table for the delay in implementing the N73,000 minimum wage.

Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa speaks on the delay in payment of N73,000 minimum wage.
Photo credit: Nigeria Labour congress HQ, Hon. Lucky Orimisan AiyedatiwaSource: Facebook

Aiyedatiwa noted that he did not play politics when he announced his desire to pay N73,000.

As reported by The Nation, the response was due to workers’ disappointment when they received the old wage as an October salary.

Ondo Head of Service, Mr. Bayo Phillip, who spoke at a briefing in Akure, said the government spent N4.8bn as salary for 60,000 workers in the public service.

Bayo stated that more medical personnel would soon be recruited and the ongoing recruitment of 2,000 teachers into primary and secondary schools would soon be concluded.

Speaking further, he added that more legal officers were being to facilitate seamless administration of justice in the state.

The Head of Service said all workers due for promotion in 2024 have received their promotion letters while the 2024 leave bonus has been paid to all workers.

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Rhodes-Vivour insists “N85k not enough for Lagos workers

In a related development, TheTalk.NG reported that Lagos-based Labour Party chieftain Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour criticised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s government over the N85,000 minimum wage.

Rhodes-Vivour insisted that the amount would not make a difference in the lives of Lagos state workers, considering the current economic situation.

In a post shared on his X page, the LP governorship candidate suggested that N100,000 would suffice in this difficult time.

Source: TheTalk.NG

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