Rivers Workers Commend Fubara As ₦85,000 Minimum Wage Takes Effect

Gov Siminalayi Fubara

Civil servants in Rivers state have hailed Gov Siminalayi Fubara for implementing the new minimum wage of ₦85,000, which commenced with November salaries.

Governor Fubara had announced the increment in October, assuring workers that the adjustment would be funded through the state’s improved Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).

The move exceeds the ₦70,000 minimum wage approved nationally by President Bola Tinubu in July to address economic challenges.

Highlighting the state’s financial strides, Fubara disclosed that the Rivers State IGR has grown significantly under his administration, rising from ₦11 billion under the previous administration to ₦27 billion.

In an interview with newsmen on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Nigeria Civil Service Union, Rivers State Chapter, Chukwuma Osunna, confirmed the payment of the revised salary structure.

He said: “The governor has fulfilled his promise. As at today , November 27, 2024, I can confirm that he has paid the N85,000 new minimum page to workers and the workers are happy.

“We met under the joint council, sat with the Head of Service, saw the salary chart and confirmed that the N85,000 is well calculated and implemented in the November salary of workers, so, payment started today and by tomorrow, other banks will start to pay too.”