The Anambra Head of Service, Mr
Harry Udu, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment towards
implementing the new minimum wage as promised.
The head of service made the
assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on
Friday.
He said the implementation would
help motivate civil servants in the state to perform their duties optimally.
Udu said Gov Willie Obiano had
given matching orders to the Internally Generated Revenue agencies to redouble
efforts in raising extra N1.4 billion that would ensure that the promise was
kept.
He said that Obiano’s pledge in
his address to civil servants during the electioneering period to be the first
to pay the wage once approved was not a political statement.
“Gov Obiano remains irrevocably
committed to fulfilling the promise of being the first governor that will pay
the new wage once approved,” he said.
Udu said that the governor had
read the riot act to all its revenue agencies and pointed out the importance of
maintaining its standards.
“Government is focused on making
arrangements to move to the new minimum wage without having challenges in the legacy
of the governor.
“Efforts are being made to get
additional revenue to sustain the practice of workers receiving salaries on
25th of every month.” Udu said
The head of service said the
directive on the financial implication of the N30,000 minimum wage and other
options being considered were being handled, so as to have a seamless
transition.
Udu said that since the Nigerian
Senate had approved the wage increase, efforts are on top gear to ensure that
the promise was actualised, once President Muhammadu Buhari gave assent to the
bill.
He said that the Salary and Wages
Commission would issue a circular on its implementation indication chart, the
grading.
“Once all those processes were
done, then the promise will be achieved after due calculations,” he said.
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