Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Mr. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has urged local government employees to be patient with the state government over the implementation of the new N30,000 minimum wage for the councils.
He assured local government workers that the government was taking practical steps to ensure they benefit from the new minimum wage.
Ewhrudjakpo gave the assurance while addressing a delegation of the state chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) led by its chairman, Mr Akpos Ekiegha, during a courtesy visit at the Government House, Yenagoa, on Friday.
The deputy governor in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, reaffirmed the present administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare, noting that the process to implement the minimum wage for councils was underway.
The deputy governor in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, reaffirmed the present administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare, noting that the process to implement the minimum wage for councils was underway.
He said a committee had already been set up for the purpose, adding that the government was also working towards implementing workers’ promotion at all levels to boost motivation, career growth and progression.
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