Alex Otti Approves ₦70,000 Minimum Wage For Abia Workers

Governor Alex Otti has approved the implementation of a minimum wage of ₦70,000 for workers in Abia State.

During a press conference on Tuesday regarding the results of this week’s Executive Council meeting in Umuahia, the State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, highlighted the Governor’s commitment to supporting the workforce.

He noted that the new minimum wage payment will be effective from the end of October 2024.

He said: “Payment of minimum wage will commence in the next few days. The Governor has approved that.”

Meanwhile, civil servants in Osun have expressed their concerns over the delay in implementing the newly approved minimum wage by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s government.

Naija News reports that several civil servants shared their views with journalists in Osogbo on Monday, indicating that the execution of the minimum wage was significantly overdue.

One employee, named Opemipo, remarked that the workforce in the state had been anticipating the announcement of the new minimum wage, asserting that the delay in its implementation was a strategic tactic employed by the state government.

“I wonder what is causing the delay. Other neighbouring states have implemented theirs, and I wonder what is delaying our own.

”This economic hardship is becoming unbearable, and I appeal to Gov. Adeleke to act fast,” she told reporters.

Another civil servant, who spoke anonymously, said the workers had thought that the state would be among the first states to implement the new minimum wage.

He lamented that the monthly take-home of the workers was no longer enough to care for their families due to hardship in the country.