The Secretary to Ogun State Government, SSG Mr. Tokunbo Talabi has announced Governor, Dapo Abiodun has approved N77,000 as minimum wage for workers in the state with effect from October 2024.
Talabi, disclosed this after a meeting with the leadership of the organized labour in Ogun State, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, and the Joint Negotiating Council, JNC.
“The meeting is to discuss the implementation of the new minimum wage at the instance of Governor Abiodun, who has directed that no worker in the state should earn less than N77,000 starting from the month of October.
“The organized private sector should take a cue from the policy and will set up a monitoring team to see how it is implemented by the private sector to ensure no one is shortchanged.
“The Abiodun-led administration meant well for its citizens and has proactively taken steps to further ameliorate the suffering of the people,” Talabi said.
The state NLC chairman, Comrade Hameed Benco, and his counterpart Comrade Akeem Lasisi of the TUC as well as Comrade Isa Olude of the JNC appreciated the governor saying that while some states are paying N70,000, N70,250 or less, Ogun is the highest.
They applauded the governor for being worker-friendly and noted that consequential adjustments for pensioners and other matters will be announced after due consultation with the relevant stakeholders.
Reacting, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, Ogun State Head of Service, noted that the approval of the minimum wage for workers underscores the responsiveness and sensitivity of the governor and the government to the plight of the workers and the general populace of the state.
“I’m optimistic that the gestures by the government will further boost the morale of workers in committing themselves to the implementation of the government’s policies,” Onasanya said.
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