Governor Aiyedatiwa has commenced the implementation of the N70,000 Minimal Wage cost to employees.
PoliticalNews Nigeria experiences that the Ondo State authorities has expressed its readiness to implement the brand new nationwide minimal wage, which President Bola Tinubu accepted for employees within the state.
The state’s Head of Service, Mr Bayo Philip, disclosed this whereas fielding questions from journalists in his workplace in Akure, the state capital.
In keeping with him, Gov. Fortunate Aiyedatiwa of the state had repeatedly assured at a number of boards that his authorities wouldn’t do something lower than what the federal authorities has accepted because the nationwide minimal for employees.
Reiterating the dedication of Gov. Aiyedatiwa to the welfare of the state workforce, Mr Philip recalled that other than Ondo State being the primary to pay the Thirty-5 Thousand Naira Wage Award to its employees, the state was additionally one of many few states that paid past the six months earlier stipulated and would proceed to pay until the brand new minimal wage absolutely kicks off.
He added that the federal government additionally prolonged the gesture to retirees and employees in state-owned tertiary establishments to ameliorate the nation’s present {economic} state of affairs.
Philip mentioned, ‘Earlier than the President assented to the invoice, the Governor had mentioned that Ondo State pays no matter minimal wage as could also be agreed upon and assented to by Mr President. And as I converse, we’re doing all of the preliminaries that as quickly as the main points of the wage desk for the minimal wage is out, we’ll eat it, and I do know, true to his promise, will implement it immediately.’
Whereas additionally talking on the operations of presidency workplaces through the ongoing protest in some elements of the nation, he mentioned the individuals of Ondo State couldn’t protest towards themselves as that they had seen Aiyedatiwa’s authorities as their authorities for themselves and by themselves.
He lauded the governor’s inclusive management fashion, which sometimes engaged related stakeholders within the state. He mentioned this was why the protest was shunned by the youths, employees, merchants, college students, girls, and different associations within the state.
“Right here, nobody is protesting. Not the youth, not the market girls, not the scholars, not the general public servants. As you’ll be able to observe, we’re in our varied workplaces finishing up our statutory duties, and there’s tranquillity throughout the state.
“The reason being that we’ve a governor who’s in contact with the emotions and aspirations of the individuals. A governor who’s well-connected with the individuals. The federal government being run in Ondo State is owned by the individuals. So we can not organise a protest towards ourselves.’ Philip concluded.