Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the sum of N77,000 as the minimum wage for the lowest worker in the state.
The decision was revealed after a meeting between Governor Abiodun, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Tokunbo Talabi, and the leadership of the Organized Labour in Ogun State, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), to discuss the implementation of the new minimum wage.
The governor, who spoke through the SSG, said no worker in the state should earn less than N77,000 starting from the month of October.
Abiodun said his administration means well for the people of the state and has proactively taken steps to further ameliorate the suffering of the people.
The governor said he is in touch with the organized private sector to take a cue from the minimum wage policy, as their workers are not exempted from the economic realities in the country, to improve the living standards of people in the state holistically.
He noted that as such, the private sector should dialogue with their relevant stakeholders to arrive at a commensurate minimum wage for the sector while he will set up a monitoring team to see how it is implemented by the private sector to ensure no one is short-changed.
On his part, the State NLC Chairman, Hameed Benco, said the organized labour in the state is very pleased with the Governor having approved the N77,000 in consultation with labour leaders, which currently is the highest in the country.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
