Ekiti State Labour leaders at the weekend hailed Governor Kayode Fayemi’s decision to pay its workers on Grade 7 to17 the new minimum wage.
The Governor had on Wednesday, approved the payment for workers on Grade Level 7 to 17, four months after it announced a N19, 332 minimum wage for workers (the amount is N1,332 higher than the N18,000 passed into Law by the National Assembly).
While workers on Grade Level 1 to 6 had been enjoying the salary package since December last year, those on level 7 to 17 will take the new pay with effect from April 1.
The union leaders, under the aegis of the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), praised Fayemi at a meeting in Ado-Ekiti. They described the gesture as a manifestation of the government’s commitment to the welfare of its workers.
Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr. Kolawole Olaiya, said workers are now happier and more motivated, adding that they will put in their best to support the Fayemi-led administration.
“This new wage you have signed is a manifestation of your good self, and a manifestation of your commitment to our welfare and we shall reciprocate this gesture”, Olaiya said.
The JNC Chairman, Comrade Babatunde Ajayi, said he was happy with the new wage, adding that the wage and the social security scheme of the government will make life easier for the people.
Ajayi said: “You have demonstrated your love for the people and the workers in particular. Ekiti has now become one of the few states in the federation to implement the new minimum wage for workers in its employ in line with the National Minimum Wage. We salute your leadership qualities and managerial skill, especially considering that Ekiti is at the rung of the Federal Allocation ladder.”
“Some states in the federation which earn about N15 billion were yet to implement the new wage, saying Ekiti government’s gesture is an indication of its interest in the welfare of its workers. This new wage coming at a time the government has reinstated cars and housing loans for the workers and also effected outstanding promotion, is a sign that better days are here for Ekiti workers”
Fayemi had also announced at the meeting that pensioners will also get 15 per cent raise in their monthly pension.
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has said that the wage will reinforce workers’ confidence in the government and energise them to work harder for the realisation of the government’s eight-point agenda.
The body, in a statement by its Chairman, Tunji Ogunlola, urged the workers to reciprocate the government’s gesture.
The Governor had on Wednesday, approved the payment for workers on Grade Level 7 to 17, four months after it announced a N19, 332 minimum wage for workers (the amount is N1,332 higher than the N18,000 passed into Law by the National Assembly).
While workers on Grade Level 1 to 6 had been enjoying the salary package since December last year, those on level 7 to 17 will take the new pay with effect from April 1.
The union leaders, under the aegis of the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), praised Fayemi at a meeting in Ado-Ekiti. They described the gesture as a manifestation of the government’s commitment to the welfare of its workers.
Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr. Kolawole Olaiya, said workers are now happier and more motivated, adding that they will put in their best to support the Fayemi-led administration.
“This new wage you have signed is a manifestation of your good self, and a manifestation of your commitment to our welfare and we shall reciprocate this gesture”, Olaiya said.
The JNC Chairman, Comrade Babatunde Ajayi, said he was happy with the new wage, adding that the wage and the social security scheme of the government will make life easier for the people.
Ajayi said: “You have demonstrated your love for the people and the workers in particular. Ekiti has now become one of the few states in the federation to implement the new minimum wage for workers in its employ in line with the National Minimum Wage. We salute your leadership qualities and managerial skill, especially considering that Ekiti is at the rung of the Federal Allocation ladder.”
“Some states in the federation which earn about N15 billion were yet to implement the new wage, saying Ekiti government’s gesture is an indication of its interest in the welfare of its workers. This new wage coming at a time the government has reinstated cars and housing loans for the workers and also effected outstanding promotion, is a sign that better days are here for Ekiti workers”
Fayemi had also announced at the meeting that pensioners will also get 15 per cent raise in their monthly pension.
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has said that the wage will reinforce workers’ confidence in the government and energise them to work harder for the realisation of the government’s eight-point agenda.
The body, in a statement by its Chairman, Tunji Ogunlola, urged the workers to reciprocate the government’s gesture.
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