A’Ibom gov announces N80,000 minimum wage

Abdullateef Fowewe

Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno has announced N80,000 as the new minimum wage for all workers in the state.

Eno disclosed this in a statement by his Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, on Wednesday.

The governor also set up an implementation committee chaired by the Head of the State Civil Service, Effiong Essien, giving the committee one month to deliver its report on how the wage increase will be executed.

“Other members of the committee are the Chairman, State Civil Service Commission, Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, and the leadership of labour unions such as the NLC and TUC among others,” Ememobong had written.

Ememobong stated that the announcement was “reflective of the state government’s commitment to improving the welfare of its workforce.”

President Bola Tinubu signed the new N70,000 national minimum wage amendment bill into law during the Federal Executive Council meeting that was held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on July 29, Dailyeconomy reports.