of the National Minimum Wage from N18,000 to N25, 000 with immediate
effect, for employees in the State Public Service.
He also promised prompt payment of outstanding arrears of salary to
the staff of Local Government Councils in the state. Oshiomhole who
made the announcement on Sunday at the grand finale of activities to
mark the 2016 Workers Day, said that plans had also been concluded to
pay staff of Egor Local Government Council who were being owned 13
months arrears of salary, within the next two weeks. Explaining why
the council was omitted from the bailout to local government councils
in 2015, he gave the assurance that the Edo Government had been
meeting with the Central Bank of Nigeria and that within the next two
weeks, the funds would be released and staff of the council would be
paid in full.
He also explained the reason behind the non appointment of Caretaker
Committees for the 18 local government councils in the state, after
the end of the tenure of the immediate-past local government chairmen.
According to him, "rather than appoint
caretaker committees for the councils and pay
them because they are politicians, we directed
the Heads of Personnel Management in the
councils to hold forth, so that those monies
would be used to run the councils and pay
salaries," he said.
The governor said even if the price of oil goes
to zero per cent, Edo workers would get their
salary alerts before the end of every month.
He assured that he would not use his office to
put hardship on any of his workers.
Earlier, the State Chairman of the Trade Union
Congress, Mr Orhue Marshall, appealed to
government to enlist workers in the state in the
National Health Insurance Scheme.
According to him, this would enable them to
have access to quick and cheap medical
facilities, like their colleagues in the Federal
Public Service.
Source- NAN
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