The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has announced the approval of N80,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants employed by the state government, News About Nigeria reports.
Speaking in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, on Wednesday, the governor ordered the constitution of an implementation committee, which would within one month come up with a report on how the wage increase will be executed.
According to the statement, the Head of the State Civil Service, Effiong Essien, will chair the committee, while 15 senior government officials will serve as members.
Emembong also stated that the decision by the Governor Eno-led Akwa Ibom government to go above the N70,000 minimum wage approved by the federal government is because of its commitment to the welfare of workers.
The statement partly reads, “The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno, has announced that the State Government will pay a new minimum wage of N80,000 for all state government employees. To ensure a smooth rollout of this policy, the governor has also constituted an implementation committee, which has been given one month to deliver its report on how the wage increase will be executed.”
The statement also listed members of the committee to include “Chairman, State Civil Service Commission, Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Permanent Secretary, Department of Establishments, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning, Permanent Secretary/Solicitor General, Ministry of Justice, Permanent Secretary/Accountant General, Permanent Secretary, Local Government Service Commission.
Others are “Permanent Secretary, Office of the Head of Civil Service, Director of Budget, State Chairman, Joint Public Service Negotiating Council, Secretary, Joint Public Sector Negotiating Council, State Chairperson, Nigeria Labour Congress, Akwa Ibom State, State Chairman, Trade Union Congress, State President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE).”
