Uzodimma: Imo approves N104,000 as Minimum Wage, pays outstanding gratuities to improve citizens’ welfare

*Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State of Nigeria also announces the administration has approved N16 billion for payment of all outstanding gratuities owed to pensioners across the South-East state

Alexander Davis | ConsumerConnect

The Imo State Government has approved N104,000 as the new Minimum Wage for workers, and cleared all outstanding gratuities to pensioners to improve people’s welfare.

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State disclosed this at a recent crucial meeting with Labour leaders in the Government House, in Owerri, the state capital.

It was gathered that the issue of workers’ remuneration and commensurate welfare hitherto, had been a crucial issue between the Imo State Government and representatives of Organised Labour.

Konga activates ‘Back-to-School’ campaign for all educational institutions

Governor Uzodimma also announced that he approved N16 billion for the immediate clearance of all outstanding gratuities owed to pensioners across the South-East state.

In response to the government’s approvals, the Labour leaders and workers commended the leadership of Governor Uzodimma, as they sang solidarity songs.

They also described the development as a historic step towards improving the lives of workers and retirees in the state, report noted.

In attendance at the meeting the NLC Chairman, Uche Chigemezu; Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Imo State, Uchenna Ibe; Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Josiah Ugochukwu; and the state Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Barth Echeta.

READ ALSO Health Alert: Nigerians Warned Against Addiction To Consuming Refined Sugar, Sweetened Foods

It is recalled President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, In July 2024, in Abuja, FCT, signed the National Minimum Wage bill into law.

The Presidential approval ended months of deliberations between government authorities, the Tripartite Committee, Labour unions, and the private sector of the Nigerian economy.

Tinubu had signed the Act into law after the National Assembly (NASS) had passed the Minimum Wage Act, 2019, to increase the National Minimum Wage from N30,000 to current N70,000.