The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has approved N80,000 as the minimum wage for civil servants in the state as part of his administration’s commitment to enhancing workers’ welfare.
To ensure a smooth transition, the Governor has also set up an Implementation Committee, which has one month to submit its report on how the wage increase will be executed.
The Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, disclosed this through a statement released on his social media handle on Wednesday.
He said, “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, chaired by the Head of the Civil Service, includes the following 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
• Permanent Secretary/Accountant General
• 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
• State President, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE)
“This announcement is reflective of the state government’s commitment to improving the welfare of its workforce,” he said.
Eno’s announcement comes three months after President Bola Tinubu passed the bill for N70,000 minimum wages across all states.
Governors are exceeding the national approved wage, marking a significant shift in Nigeria’s wage landscape and demonstrating their commitment to improving workers’ welfare beyond the federal minimum standard.
