How we’ll fund N70,000 new minimum wage for Edo workers, by Obaseki

…celebrates Workers’ Day, assures better welfare

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the N70,000 new minimum wage for workers in the State is within what his administration can afford, noting that the increase became necessary as a result of the current economic realities.

The governor said this while addressing workers during a rally held to mark the May Day celebration at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.

He praised the workers for the harmonious relationship with his administration, noting that the peaceful disposition of the organised labour in the State with the government has led to several achievements for the State Government.

Obaseki noted, “Two days ago, I announced that we have raised the minimum wage for Edo workers from N40,000 to N70,000 naira, an increase of over 75 per cent. This is because we know and feel the pains and hardship which most of you experience daily.

“Fuel subsidy has been removed. The exchange rate has more than doubled and food prices have gone almost off the roof and most of you find it difficult to feed yourself and your family.

“We are an empathetic government; we can’t say we do not know and if we know, we can’t sit down without doing anything about it. This is why we say even if it’s a strain on us, we should do what we ought to do to increase the minimum wage for our workers.”

He continued: “The N70,000 minimum wage is within what we can afford as a State Government. However, should the Federal government decide on a higher minimum wage and make the funds available to States from the savings which have been made from fuel subsidy, the Edo State Government will adjust its minimum wage to that of the Federal government.

“Your salaries will continue to be paid on or before the 26th day of every month. We would continue to ensure we have an effective health insurance scheme to assist public servants. This scheme has assisted many families. I encourage you to enroll into this scheme.

“I assure our pensioners that we will continue to pay your premium so that it will enable you to attend to your healthcare needs in our health facilities in the State. To our workers, we would continue to pay your health insurance so that if anything happens to you, your families will not be left in penury.”

The governor praised the workers for their support, noting, “I am here today to thank you because you made our several achievements possible because of the harmony and peace between labour and government in the State. We have not had any strike in Edo State in the last seven and a half years as we have not had any issues with any unions in the State.”

According to him, “I would be leaving office in six months’ time but will not be leaving you because I will be leaving in place a 30-year Benin City and Edo State Regional Development Plan which will be a direction where we should be going as a people and a State for the next generation.

“In 2016 when I became governor, several issues were crying for attention ranging from a broken pension system, to a flawed recruitment process in the public and civil service, a very unattractive reward system to a generally poor working environment. Today, after seven years we have created a new public and civil service in Edo State and it’s drastically more efficient, has infrastructure, improved service because of you and can be compared to any that can be found in the world.

“We have improved the condition of service and changed the narrative and our processes, systems, workplace and conditions of service are second to none. We have introduced technology on the basis in which civil service rests and have improved the way we work. We have successfully built the first public service in Nigeria to fully go digital and the rate technology is redesigning the work processes in Edo State is unprecedented and our workers can testify the way our E-Gov works.

“Since you elected me as a governor of Edo State, your welfare and that of every citizen in Edo has been the basis of every decision taken in Edo State and have used every resource for the benefits and greater goals of our citizens.

“In 2016, I promised to build institutions for governance and today workers have helped me to achieve the modest institutional reforms in the State. With your support we have been able to recruit over 5,000 workers based on merit not favouritism. We have the best public service training academy in West Africa as it has trained over 10,000 workers.

On his part, the Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Chapter, Comrade. Odion Olaye thanked the governor for his magnanimity and increment of the minimum wage for Edo workers from N40,000 to N70, 000 even without the Edo workers’ agitation.

He noted, “We appreciate the governor for building a befitting labour house for Edo workers, registration of pensioners in the Edo Health Insurance Scheme, stable payment of salaries, 13-month salary, and for employment first class indigenes into Edo Civil Service.”

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L-R: Edo State Deputy Governor, Omobayo Marvelous Godwins; Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Chapter Comr. Odion Olaiye; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr. Osaigbovo Iyoha, and Edo State Head of Service (HOS), Anthony Okungbowa, during a rally held to mark the May Day celebration at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki acknowledging cheers from leaders and members of labour unions, during a rally held to mark the May Day celebration at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

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Obaseki don come with lies. Person wey no dey fit pay Edo workers their complete salaries every month. Na him come lie say him wan pay 70k as minimum wage. All this scam is because of the upcoming election.

He knew that Edo People no go vote am, he wan use 70k minimum wage to scam us. We no go gree. He spend 8 years as Governor with zero projects.

I fit confidently say you be big liar and blinded my unfounded hatred
who nor dey pay workers complete salaries?
Salaries wey him dey pay between 24th and 26th every month.
God Abeg ooo, dem still dey see people wey dey spread lies? He increased it from 40k to 70k and you are here spreading falsehood

Why you just open your eyes and mouth begin lie.if truly Gov Obaseki owe workers salaries as you claim,how come we don't see workers in streets of Edo protesting non payment their salaries? Your hatred for Gov Obaseki will not do you any good

I pity ur ignorance sha, Governor Godwin Obaseki wen dey pay workers 25th of every month, abeg can you name any sector Governor Obaseki hasn't touched?

Claire2023:
I fit confidently say you be big liar and blinded my unfounded hatred
who nor dey pay workers complete salaries?
Salaries wey him dey pay between 24th and 26th every month.
God Abeg ooo, dem still dey see people wey dey spread lies? He increased it from 40k to 70k and you are here spreading falsehood

Obaseki no dey pay complete salary. He pays in percentage. For years now,Edo workers no dey collect complete salary. The worst na Local Government workers. Those ones for months them never collect anything.

Claire2023:
I fit confidently say you be big liar and blinded my unfounded hatred
who nor dey pay workers complete salaries?
Salaries wey him dey pay between 24th and 26th every month.
God Abeg ooo, dem still dey see people wey dey spread lies? He increased it from 40k to 70k and you are here spreading falsehood

Which kind audio 70k? Make Obaseki first pay Edo workers their arrears first. Make he pay them all the salaries wey he never pay them. Make he also pay Pensioners their money. Na every day pensioners dey protest for Ring Road

No be today Obaseki don dey scam us for Edo. For 8 years we never see him project. NOTHING

AlexSandra1:
I pity ur ignorance sha, Governor Godwin Obaseki wen dey pay workers 25th of every month, abeg can you name any sector Governor Obaseki hasn't touched?

Only you dey use multiple accounts dey defend incompetent Obaseki Even as Edo people plenty for this site,none of them dey comment on all una propaganda thread. Wey una dey use dey praise Obaseki.

For Edo we don reject Obaseki.

Alexsandra1,
Claire2023
Greatstan10
Aisosa25
This is the same person with multiple accounts

Almaigaa:
Obaseki don come with lies. Person wey no dey fit pay Edo workers their complete salaries every month. Na him come lie say him wan pay 70k as minimum wage. All this scam is because of the upcoming election.

He knew that Edo People no go vote am, he wan use 70k minimum wage to scam us. We no go gree. He spend 8 years as Governor with zero projects.

If you know you know, if you don't know you don't know.... There are already modalities put in place for N70,000 minimum wage. I expected you as learned or knowledgeable individual to wait as see if he can't meet up with the promises ok.

AlexSandra1:
I pity ur ignorance sha, Governor Godwin Obaseki wen dey pay workers 25th of every month, abeg can you name any sector Governor Obaseki hasn't touched?

Name 10 projects Obaseki don do since the last 8 years

Claire2023:
I fit confidently say you be big liar and blinded my unfounded hatred
who nor dey pay workers complete salaries?
Salaries wey him dey pay between 24th and 26th every month.
God Abeg ooo, dem still dey see people wey dey spread lies? He increased it from 40k to 70k and you are here spreading falsehood

If you don't know, you don't know. Obaseki has put in place modalities to pay the N70,000 minimum wage on ground. I expect you as a learned and knowledgeable individual to see if his promises are not me ok

osaosa72:



If you know you know, if you don't know you don't know.... There are already modalities put in place for N70,000 minimum wage. I expected you as learned or knowledgeable individual to wait as see if he can't meet up with the promises ok.

Trash talk
Obaseki na scammer and we don reject am and his PDP candidate for Edo

Claire2023:
I fit confidently say you be big liar and blinded my unfounded hatred
who nor dey pay workers complete salaries?
Salaries wey him dey pay between 24th and 26th every month.
God Abeg ooo, dem still dey see people wey dey spread lies? He increased it from 40k to 70k and you are here spreading falsehood

You are absolutely right! Obaseki pays worker's salary every on 24th of each month. Including pensioners. He capacity, competent and public-friendly

Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki pays salaries, wages, gratuities and pension as at when due and even earlier than when they are expected by the beneficiaries involved, so such unfounded rumours and lies should be eschewed by you cosbit would lead you nowhere in the end.

#NaGodwin ooo

Obaseki na man you be.
Only governor that pays 70k.
Those against Obaseki are APC rats that want money to be shared.
God go punish people when want make Obaseki share money

Ejem84, You sound like an enemy of progress, for seeing what is good calling it evil, it shows the kind of human you are

Are you okay or what? Show your pay slip if you have any proof because if the governor is doing that which is not true, Edo workers would have said it openly. Do you think Obaseki is Oyetola of Osun state and Aregbesola who were paying half salary? Obaseki is an economist and investment banker who understands how to reduce waste and channel the excess into meaningful things. No more generator, diesel, stationery etc that cost billions because Edo is having 24/7 OSSIOMO power and fully digitalized not using papers.

Almaigaa:


Obaseki no dey pay complete salary. He pays in percentage. For years now,Edo workers no dey collect complete salary. The worst na Local Government workers. Those ones for months them never collect anything.

Anyone in doubt of how Obaseki has been paying the highest minimum wage of #40k since May 2022 should go and do a live interview with Edo workers and if you believe this new increase is for election, tell Ondo governor to also increase his to #70k and let's see 🤣🤣🤣🤣

No lies or negative comments will change the fact that Obaseki is the best thing to happen to Edo state since 1999 and may God continue to bless him

Dencoknight:
No lies or negative comments will change the fact that Obaseki is the best thing to happen to Edo state since 1999 and may God continue to bless him

Na only you create hundreds of accounts, dey comment on your own thread. Did you see anyone else comment? Even as Edo people full this site, but no one dey ready to listen to Obaseki's propaganda.

If you create a thread about Oshiomole, APC candidate, LP candidate or any other candidate. The thread go dey busy with Edo people and none Edo people airing their opinions.

But since Obaseki na scam, no one want to coment on any topic that has to do with him.

Aisosa25:
[b]How we’ll fund N70,000 new -wage-for-edo-workers-by-obaseki

See this thread about Shuibu, see as hundreds of thousands of people from Edo and all over the World are commenting. Unlike any thread you created about Obaseki, na only you go dey use your multiple accounts to comment. No one want to comment on Obaseki's thread cause he is not worth anybody's time.
Obaseki na bad luck

Cc
Alexsandra1,
Claire2023
Greatstan10
Aisosa25

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