Following series of negotiations and agitations from workers’ bodies, workers in Ogun State are joyous as they received the alerts of October salary from their banks, with the new minimum wage increase.
It would be recalled that the State Government had an agreement with the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) to effect the new mimimum wage and this has been fulfilled.
Some workers who spoke with our correspondents, expressed their happiness for the payment of the minimum wage, saying this was a welcome development.
Expressing his delight, Commander Oluwafemi Odukalu of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) said, “to be honest I was expecting something close to that increment but when I saw the actual amount added, I was overwhelmed because i didn’t expect that much” thanking the Governor for fulfilling his promise.
On her part, Mrs. Oluwatosin Owotomo of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology appreciated the Governor for keeping the promise made and for not paying lip service to the welfare of workers.
In an interview with the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Odusile, he said, “it is a good thing, the Governor has promised the labour that he will pay and this is another promise made and promise kept”.
According to the Commissioner, “the government of Abiodun will always take the welfare of workers seriously, just as it is committed to the welfare of all residents and indigenes of the State,” he said.
Odusile thereafter enjoined workers to be up and doing and dedicated to their work so that “we can have the Ogun State of our dreams”.