Govt finally increases minimum wage to N40,000

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has increased the state workers’ minimum wage from the N30,000 approved by the federal government to N40,000.

Obaseki made the announcement on Sunday, as 2012 pensioners protested the non-payment of their gratuities during the 2022 Workers’ Day celebration in the state.
He said, “As 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.

“The 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.”

Obaseki said that as a government, they are prepared to make the sacrifices, so that the workers can live a better life, saying the little adjustment would cushion the impact of the inflation.

Speaking about the pensioners, he said his administration took interest in payments of outstanding pensions to them despite the fact that the pensions were held by the previous administration.

“In view of the prevailing economic circumstances, I have now approved effective this May that the agreement we have reached with the Union of Pensioners that the harmonized amount would be paid from May 2022.”