In the wake of fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government, fuel prices have increased astronomically leading to rise in prices of goods and services and overall cost of living.

The Edo State Government shares the pains of our people and wants to assure everyone that we are standing with them in these very challenging times.

We want to reassure our people that we will do all within our powers as a subnational government to reduce the pains and ameliorate the sufferings our people are currently facing due to the current realities.

As a proactive government, we have since taken the step to increase the minimum wage paid to workers in Edo State from the approved N30,000 to N40,000, the highest in the country today.

We want to assure you that we will continue to pay this amount, while we hope to increase it even further, if more allocation accrues to our State from the Federal Government in view of the expected savings occasioned by the removal of the fuel subsidy.

We know the hardship that has been caused by this policy which has radically increased the cost of transportation, eating deep into the wages of workers in the State.

Therefore, the Edo State Government is hereby reducing the number of work days that civil and public servants will have to commute to their workplaces from five days a week to three days a week till further notice. Workers will now work from home two days every week.

Similarly, for teachers and parents, their commuting to school will be reduced as government is working on deepening the EdoBEST@Home initiative to create more virtual classrooms, thereby reducing the cost of commuting on parents, teachers and pupils. The Edo SUBEB will provide details on this initiative in the coming days.

To lower the rising cost of energy on our people, we will continue to work with the electricity companies in the State to improve power supply to homes and businesses.

Similarly, fibre optic connections are being made available to help our people work remotely, thereby reducing their cost of transportation.

While government intensifies these efforts to alleviate the burden of the fuel price increase on the people during this very challenging period, we want to call on everyone to remain calm and go about their daily businesses lawfully.

His Excellency,
Godwin Obaseki
Governor, Edo State

youngsahito:
What is Lagos State waiting for?

Obrigardo:
As usual, poor nigerians will rush to his praise considering the fact, this is poverty level pay. My God this is not even up to $100 a month! Jesus! A country with all this Oil abundance.

Acekidc4:
Good Move but not enough............ at least 60k should have been better.

Parachoko:
Work for 3 days and Rest for 4 days

successmatters:


Chatap!
Half bread is better than pof pof

successmatters:


Chatap!
Half bread is better than pof pof

Obrigardo:


60k? Are you kidding me? You guys should demand for N200k minimum wage! But no! Poverty mentality, cognitive dissonance, and corruption will never let you demand it. While the fools you vote into power keep stashing your money abroad.

Acekidc4:


That 200k is not viable for now, let leave sentiment and be realistic.

Obrigardo:


How many decades will you keep eating half bread? Don't you have any shame?

successmatters:


Some people are still eating grass in this country, some states have up to a million people actively begging on the roadsides as a profession.

Obrigardo:


How many decades will you keep eating half bread? Don't you have any shame?

Ruggedniggaone:
this doggy people again!

Obrigardo:


And some people here will attack you for stating the truth. It's so sad many here are just so okay with this. Nothing anybody can do.

Obrigardo:


Realistic about what? That your leaders and politicians are idiotic, stupid and can't string policies together to make life better for you all? That's why you all keep living in bondage.

Obrigardo:


You don't have anything useful to say? Shame.