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BREAKING: Rivers State Govt Approves 85,000 New Minimum Wage
BREAKING: Rivers State Govt Approves 85,000 New Minimum Wage
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved a new minimum wage of N85,000 for civil servants under the employ of the Rivers State Government.
The approval was made known during a closed-door meeting chaired by Governor Fubara, attended by representatives of organized labour under the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council.
The meeting took place at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the new wage.
After the meeting, the Head of Rivers State Civil Service, Dr. George Nwaeke, confirmed the approval of the new minimum wage.
According to Nwaeke, the implementation of the new wage will commence in November 2024.
Regarding potential arrears of the new wage, Nwaeke stated that a technical committee has been established to develop a feasible payment plan.
Nwaeke emphasized Governor Fubara’s commitment to workers’ welfare, saying, “He, Gov Fubara has pronounced a figure that is higher than the National Minimum Wage.
He pronounced a sum of N85,000.00, which is higher than the minimum wage that was prescribed nationally.”
Nwaeke expressed his happiness with the development, saying, “So, as the Head of Service and a major stakeholder in the labour family, I am very happy to say that the Rivers State Civil Servants have never had it this good since the inception of this State.”
The labour union leaders and all the other major stakeholders were equally pleased with the development.
Rivers State Chairman of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council, Emecheta Chuku, noted that this was their first meeting with Governor Fubara to discuss the new wage.
Chuku expressed satisfaction with the N85,000 wage, highlighting it as a gesture of goodwill towards workers.
He said, “For the Governor to come, against all the crisis, against all the things that he is facing and more, to say he will pay N85,000.00 minimum wage, I think our hearts are full of joy.”
Comrade Alex Agwanwor, Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Rivers State Chapter, emphasized that Rivers State now surpasses Lagos State with the highest minimum wage for civil servants in Nigeria.
Agwanwor stressed, “We are the best, and we want to continue to commend the Governor. We assure him that, as far as this State is concerned, labour is going to stand with him. We will be with him even until the next eight years.”
