The Siminalayi Fubara-led Rivers State Government has debunked news claiming it approved ₦80,000 as the minimum wage.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nelson Chukwudi, the government clarified that the news is “totally false and misleading.”
The statement read, “The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to claims circulating in an online media that His Excellency, the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, has proposed to pay a new minimum wage of N80,000 for civil servants in the State and local government areas.
“Ordinarily, we would not have responded to this fake news, but for the wrong impression it would create in the minds of the public, especially civil servants in the State.
“Therefore, it is important to state that the unverified claims being circulated by Newsweekng.com, and titled: ‘Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes N80,000 minimum wage’ is totally false and misleading.
“The general public, and particularly civil servants in the State, are advised to discountenance the false claims in the online media platform.
“The Rivers State Government will make its position on the issue known in due course.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Leaders of the Organised Labour agreed on a ₦70,000 Minimum Wage on Thursday.
Also it was reported that Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stated that the Organised Labour agreed to ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers due to the wage review frequency being changed from every five years to once every three years.
He further explained that the Labour Unions had an agreement that was ultimately abandoned for some reasons with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the payment of ₦250,000 as the new minimum wage.
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