Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved the payment of N80,000 as new minimum wage for civil servants in the state.
The governor also announced the constitution of 17-man implementation committee headed by the State Head of Civil Service.
In a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Comrade Ini Ememobong, said the governor gave the committee one month to submit report on how the minimum wage will be implemented.
The statement read, “The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno, has announced that the State Government will pay a new minimum wage of N80,000 for all state government employees.
“To ensure a smooth rollout of this policy, the governor has also constituted an implementation committee, which has been given one month to deliver its report on how the wage increase will be executed.”
The committee which is to be chaired by the Head of the Civil Service, has as members: Chairman, State Civil Service Commission; Chairman, Local Government Service Commission; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance; Permanent Secretary, Department of Establishments; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning; Permanent Secretary/Solicitor General, Ministry of Justice; and Permanent Secretary/Accountant General
Other members are: Permanent Secretary, Local Government Service Commission; Permanent Secretary, Office of the Head of Civil Service; Director of Budget; State Chairman, Joint Public Service Negotiating Council; Secretary, Joint Public Sector Negotiating Council; State Chairperson, Nigeria Labour Congress, Akwa Ibom State; State Chairman, Trade Union Congress, Akwa Ibom State; and State President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE).
Governor Eno in the statement reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving the welfare of workers in the state.
