The Abia State Government has said it would start paying the new N70,000 minimum wage to its workers as from October 2024.
Commissioner for Information of Abia state, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 during a press briefing in Umuahia
Kanu said the decision underscores the government’s commitment to improving the welfare of workers in the state.
“The state government is committed to the minimum wage, and within the next few days, payment of the new minimum wage will commence,” he said.
He also noted that while the national minimum wage was the benchmark, the state was prepared to adjust as deemed necessary.
Also speaking, the state’s Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Sunny Onwuma, reaffirmed that Abia State was set to implement the N70,000 minimum wage for its workers.
Kanu further revealed that the government had approved the procurement of nine new road projects across the state’s three senatorial zones.
He also highlighted the achievements of the “Clean Up Abia Initiative” spearheaded by the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), which had been instrumental in keeping Aba, Umuahia, and Ohafia clean.
Kanu further disclosed that ASEPA had deployed over 100 waste receptacles across the state between July and September and extended its cleanliness efforts to the Lokpanta abattoir in Umunneochi LGA, as well as abattoirs in Uzuakoli and Arochukwu.
He added that the United Nations Habitat had invited the Greater Aba Development Authority and ASEPA to a conference in Egypt to share the state’s success story in environmental management.
