The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has declared the resolved of his administration to pay the new N30,000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state.
Governor Dickson however stated that the state government was waiting for the National Income and Wages Commission for the modalities affecting every cardre.
Governor Serial Dickson, who made the declaration during this year’s Worker’s Day Celebration at the Peace Park in Yenagoa, said he has been a long advocate of the new minimum wage, and urged civil servants in the state to exercise patience while the state government awaits the modalities from the National Income and Wages Commission.
His words: “I have been a believer of the N30,000 new minimum wage for long, I believe in it. The Government of Bayelsa State has announced over and over that we are not against the new minimum wage in principle, but we are waiting for the National Income and Wages Commission to work out the details to send to every state.
“We are in support of the new minimum wage, we will pay the N30,000 minimum wage but we have to wait for the Wages Commission, because there is no way we can pay when we have not seen the modalities worked out affecting every cardre, that is what we will do in that matter.”
He further stated that the state government will soon begin massive recruitment of teachers as there is a shortage of teachers in the state according to statistics.
Earlier, in a joint labour address, the chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, John Ndiomu Ndipre, commended Governor Dickson fo declining assent to the state House of Assembly Life Pensions Bill for Legistlators, describing the governor’s decision shows that he articulates the views of the people in taking effective decision that is good for all.
He commneded the state government for lifting the embargo and directive for the implementation of promotion and annual increment with effect from May 1, and urged the state government to pay the promotion arrears from 2015 till date. He further tasked the state governor to timely implement the new minimum wage.
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