Edo Govt Begins Payment Of ₦70,000 Minimum Wage To Workers

• Edo govt has started paying the new ₦70,000 minimum wage to state workers.

• The increase from ₦40,000 to ₦70,000 was announced during the recent inauguration of the Labour House in Benin City.

• State Commissioner Chris Nehikhare confirmed that the May salaries reflect the implementation of the new minimum wage.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that in fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May 2024, Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration has begun paying the ₦70,000 new minimum wage to state workers.

This online media platform recalls that during the recent inauguration of the Labour House in Benin City, the state capital, Obaseki announced the minimum wage increase from ₦40,000 to ₦70,000 to alleviate the impact of the harsh economy on the state’s residents.

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In a statement on Sunday, State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation Chris Nehikhare confirmed that the state government has paid the May salaries to workers, reflecting the implementation of the ₦70,000 new minimum wage.

Nehikhare noted that the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage to the workers further demonstrates the Obaseki-led administration’s commitment to the welfare of Edo workers.

The commissioner urged workers to be committed to their duties while contributing effectively to ensuring the governor’s administration ends on a good note and to reciprocate the gesture by the state government to their welfare.

He said, “The Edo State Government has paid the May salaries of workers in the state, reflecting the implementation of the N70,000 new minimum wage.

“This is in fulfillment of the promise made by Governor Godwin Obaseki to increase the minimum wage from N40,000 to N70,000 beginning this May, as part of efforts to cushion the impacts of the harsh economy occasioned by fuel subsidy removal and other economic decisions by the Federal Government.

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“It is also in furtherance of the commitment of the state government to meet its statutory obligation even before the end of the month.”

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