Abia State Government says it has reached an amicable agreement with the Organized Labour on the issue of the payment of the New Minimum Wage.
The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu who announced this while briefing Journalists on the outcome of this week’s Exco meeting, disclosed that the resolution followed a series of intensive meetings between the two parties over the weekend.
The Commissioner pointed out payment of salaries for October May slightly be delayed due to the timing of the negotiations, which ended early today and however assured workers that the payment of the New Minimum Wage would “still happen from this month of October”, as promised by the Governor.
“It might be a bit difficult to commence today, you know that 28th of every month have been set aside for the payment of salaries across board but because these negotiations ended in the early hours of today, that payment of 28th may not be met,” Prince Kanu noted.
He restated that the local government election would hold as scheduled on the 2nd of November 2024 across the 17 LGAs of the state adding that government declared a half workday on the Friday this week to enable workers travel to their hometowns and communities.
“There will also be restriction of movement during the elections but details of such restrictions will be announced in due course”, the Commissioner hinted.
Prince Kanu made public that Governor Otti will officially reopen for use, the Old Nnamdi Azikiwe Secretariat, within the next two weeks following the completion of rehabilitation and retrofitting works.
Speaking further on the new minimum wage, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma said that the issue of consequential adjustment was top on the agenda of meeting between Government and the Labour Union in the last 24 hours.
Mr Ekeoma assured that details of the negotiations will be made Public as soon as the negotiations have been concluded.
