Enugu Governor Inaugurates Implementation Committee on N70,000 Minimum Wage: “Our Goal”

• The governor of Enugu state, Peter Mbah, has expressed readiness to pay workers the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage
• Mbah, on Thursday, August 29, set up the implementation committee in the state to oversee the payment of the new wage
• The development follows the recent signing of a new minimum wage bill into law by President Bola Tinubu

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu has inaugurated a committee to implement the N70,000 national minimum wage for public servants in the southeast state.

The committee, which has a maximum of one month to submit its report, was inaugurated on Thursday, August 29, at the Government House, Enugu state.

As reported by The Sun newspaper, the state’s Head of Service, Kenneth Ugwu, will serve as the chairperson of the committee, and a representative of the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Sandra George, is the secretary.

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The state commissioner for labour and employment, Chika Ugwuoke, the accountant-general of the state, Anthony Okenwa, and the commissioner of finance & economic development, Nathaniel Uramah, are members of the committee.

Governor Mbah tasks minimum wage committee

During the inauguration, Mbah reiterated his commitment to workers’ welfare and urged the committee to consult widely with relevant persons, especially in the ministries, departments, and agencies, to ensure that the workers take ownership of the eventual report, Premium Times reported.

The governor confirmed the development in a post shared on his Facebook page on Thursday.

Mbah wrote:

"Our goal is to ensure we have an environment where workers feel valued and are driven to achieve the lofty goals we have set for our state. I am confident that the committee will not only meet but exceed our expectations, delivering results that will set a new standard for labour relations in Enugu State."

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This comes a month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the new minimum wage bill into law to further confirm his approval of N70,000 pay for Nigerian workers.

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• Minimum wage: States fume as Tinubu allocates N600 billion for implementation of N70,000
• Civil servants threaten states over minimum wage

Yobe govt speaks on approving N70,000 minimum wage

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Yobe state government denied claims that it had approved the N70,000 minimum wage.

Governor Mai Mala Buni noted that his government had not issued a statement regarding the approval of the new wage but was still working on it and would provide an update soon.

Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Governor Buni's director-general of press and media affairs, made the clarification in a statement on Thursday and shared further details.

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