Media aide to former Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, has called on Governor Monday Okpebholo to raise the N70,000 minimum wage implemented by Obaseki instead of trying to rubbish his achievements......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
Osagie tackled Okpebholo over the alleged claim that Obaseki failed to implement the N70,000 minimum wage he declared for workers in April this year.
“The latest feeble attempt by the Edo State Government through the state acting Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Bernard Joman, accusing Governor Obaseki of not implementing the N70,000 minimum wage, is not only mischievous and utterly ridiculous but also exposes the government’s ignorance and showcases its lack of substance, vision, and a development agenda for the state and its people,” Osagie said in a Sunday statement.
He noted that Obaseki had set the pace for discussions on improved worker welfare when he initiated the ongoing efforts by various States and the Federal Government to raise their minimum wage to N70,000 or above.
“The N70,000 minimum has since been implemented, and Edo civil servants have enjoyed it since May 2024 with His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki, making history as the first governor to start the N70,000 new minimum wage payment,” Osagie added.
Osagie emphasized that civil servants expect Okpebholo to further increase the minimum wage to “N100,000 monthly, considering the worsening inflation challenge since Obaseki last increased it and not telling unintelligent lies and resorting to propaganda to score cheap political points.”
