A’Ibom Govt Will Pay the New Minimum Wage -Essien

The government of Akwa Ibom State has assured that it will pay the agreed minimum wage to its workers when The Federal Government an organized Labour come to agreement, The Head of Service, Elder Effiong Essien stated this during an interaction with Newsmen on Wednesday to mark the 2024 Public Service Week, he noted that the government of the state has always supported the civil servants and has been paying the previous minimum wage in 2019, even above the agreed national rate.

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“When the issue of minimum wage came up last time, we were among the first states to pay in 2019, even above what was agreed at the national. We’ll declare what we’ll pay once the new minimum wage is announced,” he said.

Elder Essien was full of thanks to Governor Umo Eno for allowing the state to join the global celebration of Public Service Week, which has not been observed in the state for the past 10 years.

The HOS listed the governor’s worker-friendly initiatives to include the prompt release of over N18 billion for outstanding pensions, gratuities, and leave grants, regular and prompt payment of salaries and entitlements and the release of promotions and conduct of service examinations.