Governor Otu constitutes committee for new minimum wage
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has approved the constitution of a Joint Public Service Negotiating and Implementation Committee on N70,000 new national minimum wage.
This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s chief press secretary, NSA Gil, on Friday in Calabar.
During the Workers Day celebration on May 1, Mr Otu announced a new minimum wage of N40,000 for state workers, an amount which was criticised by many of them.
Mr Gil noted that the committee was expected to commence sitting anytime from November 1, subject to its convenience, and to round up early to enable compliance by the state.
The committee has 16 members and will be headed by the state Head of Service, Innocent Eteng.
Other members include Gregory Olayi, state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and Monday Ogbodun, state chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
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