Minimum Wage : Osun Will Pay N70,000 – Gov Adeleke Assures

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has assured workers in the state of paying the new minimum wage of N70,000.

Adeleke assured workers that he won’t default in the payment of the minimum wage because their welfare is his priority.

The governor spoke through his Commissioner for Information, Kolapo Alimi in Osogbo, the state capital.

Adeleke said after the National Assembly might have passed the bill and finalised with every other thing on it, the state government would abide by the rule because “it has become a law”.

He said: “Our governor is a lover of workers; his first agenda is to prioritise the welfare of workers both active and non-active.

“Governor Adeleke will not be among the defaulters of the new minimum wage. Osun State will never deviate from the law on minimum wage.”

Recall that President Bola Tinubu had approved the sum of N70,000 as new national minimum wage during a meeting with the organized labour.

Labour had demanded for N250,000 but representatives of the Nigerian government opted for N60,000.

However, the president approved N70,000 for workers during the week.