Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has promised to commence implementation of the N70,000 new National Minimum Wage for the state workforce from October, 2024.
He also declared a complete free education in the state public schools, including primary, junior secondary and senior secondary schools.
Governor Chukwuma Soludo made the declaration yesterday at Prof. Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Centre, Awka, while meeting with the head teachers and principals of public primary and secondary schools, respectively.
Soludo who had earlier declared free education in public primary and junior secondary schools at the meeting with the head teachers and principals said: “From next week, the free education policy will be available to senior students in all public schools in Anambra.
“I assure that even with the binding resource constraint, this administration will continue to work very hard to deliver on the mandate.
“From next month, we also hope to start paying the new minimum wage of N70,000,” the governor announced.
