Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, has approved a minimum wage of ₦75,000 for workers in the state.
A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor, announces the new wage after a meeting with organised labour representatives in Makurdi.
The statement says the new minimum wage will take effect in November 2024 stating that the remaining three months of the five-month backlog of salary arrears promised workers will be paid as budgeted in the 2024 budget.
It emphasises that the arrias will be paid along with the new minimum wage.
“We decided to set the wage at ₦75,000, fully aware of the other concerns raised by organised labour during the negotiations.
“These concerns included a minimum wage of N30,000, wage awards, transportation allowances, tax relief, and work-off days, among others.
The statement restates the administration’s commitment to serve the common man and pledges to do everything legitimately possible to ensure that Benue workers were properly taken care of.
It adds that the motivation to ensure the arrears were paid was to alleviate the effects of hardship on workers.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had approved the sum of N70,000, which we have decided to exceed, considering the concerns raised by organised labour regarding our ability to pay,” he said. (NAN)
