Benue State civil servants have reportedly rejected the 40, 000 new minimum proposal by the State Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia against the 70,000 minimum wage approved by President Bola Tinubu.
Newsflow learned that the governor proposed 40, 000 as new minimum last week in a meeting with union bodies in the state.
According to our findings the Governor said there is no enough money for the 70, 000 minimum wage stating further that he needs money to complete the numerous projects he has started across the state.
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It was learnt that the union leaders rejected the offer, however told the Governor they will consult their members and revert to him.
Meanwhile, some civil servants have expressed disappointment at the 40,000 proposal by the Governor stressing that it would be a daylight robbery should it happen.
States which have implemented the 70,000 new minimum wage benchmark
Lagos state – N85,000
Rivers state — N85,000
Bayelsa state – N80,000
Niger – N80,000
Enugu – N80,000
Akwa Ibom state – 80,000
Adamawa – N70,000
Anambra – N70,000
Jigawa – N70,000
Borno – N70,000
Ebonyi – N75,000
Edo – N70,000
Delta – N77,000
Gombe – N71,000
Ogun – N77,000
Kebbi – N75,000
Ondo – N73,000
Kogi – N72,000
Kwara – N70,000
