By Osaigbovo Iguobaro
The Edo State government has raised minimum wage structure for workers in the State Civil Service from N30,000 to N40,000, with effect from May 2022.
Recalled that the Government had signed N30,000 minimum wage structure for Edo workers in January 2020.
Governor Godwin Obaseki made the announcement on Sunday May 1st, 2022 workers Day Celebration at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin City.
According to him, “As we all know, the minimum wage of N30,000 can barely sustain a family. It will be immoral and mindless of us to continue to pretend that we do not know that our workers are suffering.
“The government of Edo has now decided to review the minimum for Edo workers from N30,000 to N40,000 a month.
“Even though we would have loved to pay more, we hope that this little adjustment would cushion the impact of the inflation that we have faced. There is no doubt that the financial implications will be heavy and put another borden on government.
“But as a government, we are prepared to make the sacrifices, so that the workers can live a better life. Your welfare is our number one priority”, he said.
