The Ondo State Government has declared its readiness to implement the new national minimum wage as approved by President Bola Tinubu for workers in the State.
Sina Adeyeye, the Director Information, Office of the Head of Service, stated this on Tuesday in a statement made available to journalists in Akure.
According to him, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa had repeatedly given the assurance at several fora that his Government would not do anything less than what the Federal Government approved as the National Minimum Wage for workers.
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Reiterating the commitment of Governor Aiyedatiwa to the welfare of the State workforce, Bayo Philip the Head of Service, recalled that apart from Ondo State being the first to pay N35,000 Wage Award to its workers, the State was also one of the few States that paid beyond the six months earlier stipulated and would continue to pay till the new minimum wage when it fully kicks off.
He added that the Government also extended the gesture to pensioners and workers in State-owned tertiary institutions as a way of ameliorating the current economic situation in the Country.
“Before the bill was assented to by the President, the Governor had given his words that Ondo state will pay whatever minimum wage as may be agreed upon and assented to by Mr President,” Philip said.
