Minimum Wage for State Workers: Eno Gives Condition to Pay N80,000

Okon Bassey in Uyo

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has assured civil servants in the state of paying them the sum of N80, 000 as their new minimum wage.

Although the governor didn’t disclose when the payment would be effected, he stressed that government is working with the organized labour, to ascertain actual number of state workers in the system.

His words: “We have already paid the 13-month salary popularly known as ‘Eno-mber’. Together, with the Organized Labour, work on the verification exercise of actual number of public service employees is ongoing and we hope the process will end very soon so we may commence the payment of the 80 thousand Naira minimum wage we have agreed on.

“We will continue to focus on the needs of our people, while challenging them to arise and flourish through the creative application of the talents and creativity God has embedded in us all.”

The governor in his Christmas message to the people of the state said bags of rice have been given out to bring Christmas cheers to every corner and cranny of the state.

His words: “We have released 20 bags of rice to be given to each of the 2, 272 gazetted villages in the State. This is a season of glad tidings and we are hopeful that other stakeholders all over the 368 wards will complement the efforts of government to touch the lives of the people in their respective communities.

“Our state is peaceful, safe and secure, and I urge our great and resourceful youths to help maintain this status during the Yuletide.

“I enjoin them to shun anti-social tendencies or acts capable of disturbing public peace.

“Let us wear our unity and love as badges of honour and continue to celebrate our bonds of kindredship, which, thankfully, is currently in full display at the Christmas Unplugged 2024 edition.

“I am aware of the extraordinary cultural display and renaissance currently on going at the Christmas Village and the thousands of visitors that are trooping in daily. This is who and what we are all about- the spirit of Akwa Ibom: Happy, industrious, united, creative and God-fearing people, bound by shared aspirations, hopes and dreams.

“As we celebrate Christmas today, may this spirit of unity and oneness lead us safely and triumphantly into the New Year. 

“We have been humbled greatly by what we have collectively achieved across sectors, and as we get ready to usher in the New Year, we will continue to roll our sleeves and work harder to ensure we produce enough food to feed our people, extend more development to the rural areas, expand our infrastructure, ensure our state remains an oasis of peace and tranquility and get our children to remain focused in their educational pursuits, so they may compete with their peers all over the world, in the spirit of our Arise Agenda.”