Workers under the Abia State Civil Service will on Monday know their fate at the Abia State Joint Committee setup to look at the consequential adjustment of the N30, 000 minimum wages as approved by the federal government submit their report to the governor of the state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu on Monday.Â
This was disclosed on Sunday by the State chapter chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Uchenna Obigwe in a telephone interview with our reporter.
Efforts to know the content of the agreement reached by the joint committee failed as Obigwe insisted that it will be made public on Monday after they had met with the state governor.
He assured that the leadership of the workers unions will ensure that the interest of its members would be accommodated.
Recall that while inaugurating the 16-man committee which has the State Head of Service, Sir Onyi Wamah as Chairman, at Government House, Umuahia, Governor Ikpeazu had urged them to see it as part of their responsibility to look into the issue of ghost workers and the padding of salaries which to a large extent make the wage bill too heavy and unrealistic and recommend ways of finding lasting solutions to them.
He assured that the government is committed to paying the new minimum wage to Abia workers.
The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, expressed satisfaction with the caliber of members of the Committee whom he described as people with a pedigree, integrity, and experience in labour matters, and mandated them to expedite action and submit their report on or before the 31st of December 2019.
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He used the forum to reassure workers in the state that the present administration will continue to evolve programs and policies that will ensure that workers’ welfare is enhanced for optimal performance in line with his friendly disposition towards the state’s workforce and called for support to enable the government realize its vision for the state
