{"id":184391,"date":"2022-05-01T18:48:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T17:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=184391"},"modified":"2022-05-01T18:48:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T17:48:10","slug":"edo-increases-minimum-wage-to-n40000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/01\/edo-increases-minimum-wage-to-n40000\/","title":{"rendered":"Edo increases minimum wage to N40,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki has approved N40,000 as the minimum wage for workers in the state.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced on Sunday by Obaseki<span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u00a0while delivering his 2022 Workers\u2019 Day speech.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">He said his government will continue to prioritise the welfare of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/11\/obaseki-approves-2021-promotions-for-edo-workers\/\">Edo workers<\/a> and equip them with the capacity to deliver quality service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cAs we all know, the minimum of N30,000 can barely sustain a family. It will be immoral and mindless of us to continue to pretend that we do not know that our workers are suffering,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cThe government of Edo has now decided to review the minimum for Edo workers from N30,000 to N40,000 a month. Undoubtedly, Edo is the first state since the current outbreak of coronavirus to take this initiative.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">The governor said his administration is sensitive to the impact of inflation in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cEven though we would have loved to pay more, we hope that this little adjustment would enable us to cushion the impact of the inflation that we are faced with. There is no doubt that the financial implications will be heavy and put another burden on the government,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cBut as a government, we are prepared to make the sacrifices so that the workers can live a better life. Your welfare is our number one priority.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">Obaseki also approved payment of harmonised pension from May 2022 in tandem with an agreement reached with pensioners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cI am particularly interested in our senior citizens because they are one of the most vulnerable in our society. We took interest in payments of outstanding pensions to our pensioners in spite of the fact that these pensions were held by the previous administration,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cIn view of the prevailing economic circumstances, I have now approved, effective this May, the agreement we reached with the Union of Pensioners that the harmonized amount would be paid from May 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cGovernment is aware of the difficulties faced by the pensioners due to the non-payment of pension and gratuities to pensioners by previous governments. This responsibility is huge and it will require a substantial part of our resources to settle them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki has approved N40,000 as the minimum wage for workers in the state. 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