Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has
described labour unions as great defenders of the welfare of workers and
assured them that his administration would continue to treat labour issues with
utmost commitment.
Okowa, who addressed members of the organised
labour under the auspices of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC) in Asaba at Workers' Day celebration Wednesday, expressed
readiness of his government to pay the N30,000 new minimum wage in Nigeria.
The governor said: “The efforts of the trade unions
toward the promotion of the interests of Nigerian workers have not gone
unnoticed, and I wish to reiterate the determination of the state government to
pay workers the N30, 000 new minimum wage approved by the federal government.
“I therefore call on workers in the state to
re-dedicate themselves to the service of our beloved state for the benefit of
all. The prevailing cordial industrial relations in the state have encouraged
government to sustain its welfare and training programme.
Highpoint of the occasion was the presentation of a
brand new car by Okowa to a civil servants, Mr. Benson Ekotor, who was
erroneously paid the sum of N53 million which he returned to the state
government coffers.
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