…To Pay Salaries On June 14th Ahead Of Sallah
…Says We Are A Very Delibrate Government
… To Constitute Transition c’ttee For Incoming Administration
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has stated that the State Government made plans for a N70,000 minimum wage three years ago when the telltale signs began to show that the economy was going in the wrong direction.
The governor disclosed this when the Editorial Board of Tell Magazine presented him with the Award for Exceptional Courage in Leadership, in Government House, Benin City, the state’s capital.
He said that the state made the plans for the increase in minimum wage when he started raising the alarm on the excessive borrowings by the Federal Government to meet its statutory obligations.
“We are able to pay the N70,000 minimum wage because we planned ahead in the last three years because we knew a day like this would come.
“Thank God that we have been vindicated today, as our sincerity has helped us prevail over every situation. We see prospects for a better economy and transparent government in Edo State because of the institutional reforms we have introduced to better manage the State,” Obaseki said.
“We have always prevailed because the majority of Edo people understand, appreciate and endorse what our government has done. This has been the reason for the courage with which we have tackled any problem we faced along the way, ” he added.
He noted that the state was on a steady growth trajectory, adding that, “For the next few months that are left for our administration, we will finish strong. We will finish all that we have started.”
Obaseki informed that the week, he would constitute a transition team that will aggregate and document for the next administration all the achievements, projects and undertakings for the current administration.
Meanwhile Obaseki, has said that the state government will pay government workers salaries on June 14th ahead of the Sallah celebrations.
The governor said this during the commissioning of the State Secretariat Complex on Wednesday, in Benin City, the State capital.
“I have heard all the accolades about the minimum wage. I assure the workers that it is not a fluke. We are a very deliberate government that sits back to do our work. You know that for the seven and half years since we came into office, we have paid salaries on the 26th of every month.
“In cases where we have holidays, we pay our workers before the holidays so they have money to celebrate. In that same guise, we will be paying the salaries for June on Friday 14th of June ahead of the Sallah celebration to enable you to have a good Salah.”
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