Ebonyi State To Pay N75,000 Minimum Wage

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

In a twist of irony, the arguably most financially disadvantaged state in the South East region on Sunday, October 27, 2024 announced the second  highest Minimum wage for its workforce.

At a time other states in the region are struggling to flow according to the nationally approved N70,000, Ebonyi said it is going to pay N75 000 .

Monday Uzor, the Media Aide to Governor Francis Nwifuru, in a statement informed that the new minimum wage will come into effect on Monday October 28.

The gesture is said to be in line with Government’s recognition of the pivotal role of Civil Servants in driving the growth and development of the state.

This is coming on the heels of the hazy situation that has surrounded the new minimum wage implementation in Abia State, Ebonyi’s closest neighbour.

Penultimate week, Governor Alex Otti, had announced that his administration will commence the payment of the N70 000 wage October ending 2024, But the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has since advised workers in the state to ignore the statement from the Government.

They insisted that the organized labour and Government are yet to agree on the templates to be used for the exercise.

The NLC said it is surprised that Government could rush to announce the outcome of their negotiation when in actual fact no agreement has been reached.

The leadership of the NLC, therefore, assured the workers that they will be properly informed, as soon as Labour and Government are through with their negotiations.

The Anambra and Enugu  State Governments have already announced N70,000 and N 80,000 respectively as minimum wages for their workers.