Adams Oshiomhole Increase Minimum Wage in Edo

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole Edo state governor, has announced the immediate increment of the minimum wage for civil servants in the state from N18,000 to N25,000.

The governor equally promised the prompt payment of outstanding arrears of salary to the staff of local government councils in the state.

According to reports from Guardian, Oshiomhole made the announcement on Sunday at the grand finale of activities to mark the 2016 Workers Day.

The governor said that plans had also been concluded to pay staff of Egor Local Government Council who were being owed 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.

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.