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Gov Mbah Thrills Workers With N80,000 Minimum Wage In Enugu

by Nnamdi Mbawike and Leadership News
9 months ago
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Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved N80,000 as minimum wage for workers in the state and local government workforce, effective from October 2024,.

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This was even as organised labour in state described the wage as unprecedented, saying it was the first time that Enugu workers would be earning above the national minimum wage.

 

Governor Mbah announced the new minimum wage on Thursday after a meeting with the Enugu State Minimum Wage Implementation Committee headed by the Head of Service, Kenneth Ugwu and labour leaders in the state.

 

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Mbah said, “Few weeks ago, I inaugurated a committee with the responsibility to oversee the implementation of the New National Minimum Wage in Enugu State. Today, I’m happy to announce a new minimum wage for workers in Enugu State, reflecting our fidelity to their welfare, in regard of which we have been resolutely committed.

 

“We have approved the sum of N80,000 as the new minimum wage in Enugu State. This underscores our commitment to bequeathing lasting legacies of improved living conditions.

 

“Our commitment to improved workers’ welfare runs deep, and is rooted in the firm understanding of the inextricable link between an inspired workforce and the audacious economic targets we had set our sights on.”

 

Reacting to the development, the Chairman of the Enugu State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Fabian Nwigbo, thanked Governor Mbah for always prioritising the welfare of workers, describing the new minimum wage as “a great one for Enugu workers.”

 

“In the past, when minimum wage is announced, it takes up to one or two years for anything to happen; and when it did, we took anything they gave us as we saw it. But today, you have even given us something much higher than national minimum wage.

 

“But I am not totally surprised because when other governors were paying N12,000 wage award, you were paying us N25,000. When others paid for some months and stopped, you continued paying it until the new minium wage as you promised. So, we have enjoyed wage award for 11 months and today you announced the minimum wage which is the first of its kind since my 32 years in service,” said.

 

Similarly, the Chairman of the Enugu State chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Ben Asogwa, who spoke with journalists on the issue, said, “We are so happy. The governor did not just announce N80,000 minium wage, but said that it cascades down to even local government workers. He said that he does not want disparity in salary implementation in Enugu State anymore because we all go to the same market.”

 

On his part, Chairman of the Enugu State chapter of the Association of Local Government Workers (ALGON), Hon. Okechukwu Edeh, pledged the commitment of council chairmen to implementing the new minimum wage.

 

“When you motivate workers, they become more productive. What I am promising on behalf of the Enugu ALGON family is that we are going to cascade the new minimum wage to the local government level. Implementation begins immediately,” he said.


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