The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has charged the Committee on Implementation of the new minimum wage for civil and public servants in the state to diligently come up with a comprehensive review of the salary chat of all categories and cadres of workers of both the state and the local government levels, the unified local government system, using the existing state salary chat as a guide.
Giving the committee one month to submit a detailed report from their consultations with relevant stakeholders, the state Governor assures workers that their welfare is paramount in achieving his lofty ideas.
“We have set very ambitious targets for ourselves and we know that the only thing between us and achieving these targets will be the human resources because as great as our visions and dreams might be, it would be impossible to achieve anything if we do not have a motivated workforce.”
“We recognized it from the very onset, which is why before the discussions on the new minimum wage came up, we introduced the wage awards and made a commitment that we would not cease until we migrate to the new minimum wage.”
“That is why the constitution of this Committee for the implementation of the new national minimum wage is a very important exercise,” Governor Mbah said on Thursday at the Government House Enugu at the inauguration ceremony of the Committee.
The Committee members are Kenneth Ugwu (Chairman and Head of Service in the state); the Representative of the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Sandra George (Secretary); the Commissioner of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Nathaniel Uramah; the Commissioner for Labour and Employment, Pharm Chika Ugwuoke; and the Accountant-General of the state, Mr. Anthony Okenwa.
On the Labour side, the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Enugu State chapter, Comrade Fabian Nwigbo and Chairman of the State chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Benedict Asogwa.
Other members of the Labour Union in the committee are the Chairman, the Public Service Joint Negotiating Council, Comrade Ezekiel Omeh, and the Chairman of the state chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees, Comrade Udaya Ani.
Responding on behalf of the Committee, Chairman Kenneth Ugwu assured the State Governor of their commitment to delivering an all-encompassing report on time.
“We are aware of your commitment to the welfare and motivation of the great workers of Enugu State. All our recommendations are going to be aligned with your vision for a highly motivated and productive public service.”
“We are not only going to meet your expectations, but we are also going to surpass it. One-month period is given to us, but I assure you that we are going to submit our recommendations in record time,” Ugwu assures.
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