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Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has directed that the salary structure for the new National Minimum Wage be reworked to correct the errors observed in the consequential adjustments.
Otti gave the directive during a crucial meeting he had with the leadership of the NLC and TUC including the Affiliate Bodies in the State led by the NLC Chairman, Comrade Ogbonnaya Okoro. Governor Otti said that he received reports of errors noticed in the payment of the minimum wage which the State started its implementation in October.
Governor Otti assured that his government would be engaging with the leadership of the Organized Labour in few days time to correct any error.
The Governor described it as uncalled for the listing of Abia as one of the States yet to commence implementation of the new National Minimum Wage, saying that Abia is one of the first States to implement the policy right from October 2024.
He announced that he would pay both the December salary and 13th month salary of the workers before 20th of December 2024. He assured the members of the Organized Labour that the governernment is their own governernment.
The Governor, who frowned at the attitude of Abia pensioners who after receiving their many years of pension arrears in line with the agreement entered with government now accuses the government of deceiving them.
He noted that his administration met on ground unpaid pension arrears dating from 2014 and has defrayed same, noting that since April this year, Abia pensioners have been receiving their full pension on the 28th of every month. He thanked the Concerned Abia Pensioners for speaking up on the matter.
The State Chief Executive, while describing Abia work force as a major vehicle that brought him to power, equally thanked the workers for remaining major stakeholders in the rebuilding agenda of the State Government. He said that the essence of the meeting was to have an interaction with Abia workforce and to thank them for their support to his administration which has changed the image of the state for the better.
Reacting, the Chairman Abia State chapter of the NLC, Comrade Ogbonnaya Okoro while appreciating the Governor for his benevolence to the Abia workforce and his decision to correct the errors observed in the payment said that they would present other issues of concerns to the Governor later.
He assured Governor Otti of the sustained support of the workers to ensure he succeeds in office.
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