Benue State Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has approved a minimum wage of ₦75,000 for workers in the state.
The Governor announced this Monday evening at the State Secretariat, Makurdi after a meeting with the representatives of organized labour.
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Tersoo Kula in a statement Monday night said, the Governor also gave approval for the payment of the remaining three months of the five-month backlog of arrears promised to the union as budgeted in the 2024 budget, along with the minimum wage, effective November, 2024.
“We are implementing a new national minimum wage of seventy-five thousand naira (₦75,000). We decided to set the wage at ₦75,000, fully aware of the other concerns raised by organized labor during the negotiations. These concerns included a minimum wage of thirty thousand naira, wage awards, transportation allowances, tax relief, and work-off days, among others
“Recall that the President had approved the sum of ₦70,000, which we have decided to exceed, considering the concerns raised by organized labor regarding our ability to pay.
According to the statement, Governor Alia emphasized that his government is committed to serving the common man, stressing that he will do everything legitimately possible to ensure that the workers of Benue State are properly taken care of.
He further stated that his motivation to ensure the arrears are paid is to alleviate the effects of hardship on workers.
