TRIBUNE
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has commenced payment of N85,000 new minimum wage to the state workers, fulfilling a promise he made earlier this year.
The payment, which began with November salaries, has been widely celebrated by civil servants in the state.
Recall that Fubara had announced the wage increase in response to President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a N70,000 national minimum wage in July, pledging a higher wage for Rivers workers, citing the state’s robust Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) as a sustainable source for the increase.
Tribune Online reports that under Fubara’s administration, Rivers State’s IGR has seen significant growth, rising from between 12 billion and N13 billion under the previous government to N27 billion, enabling the execution of developmental projects without external borrowing.
Chukwuma Osunna, Chairman of the Nigeria Civil Service Union, Rivers State Chapter, confirmed the payment in an interview.
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