Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun says he
will not renege on his promise to pay the N18,
000 minimum wage despite calls by some other
state governors to have the minimum wage
reduced due to the reduced Federal allocation.
Governor Amosun stated this during the
presentation of the 2016 Appropriation bill to the
members of the State House of Assembly in
Abeokuta yesterday November 24th.
He said his administration which had been
consistent in paying its workers in spite of
dwindling revenue from the Federation Account
was committed to increasing the minimum wage
if the economy improves. Amosun added that
Ogun State remained the only State that pays
marginally above minimum wage, assuring that
government’s attention would be shifted to rural
roads to complement the ongoing urban
infrastructural projects in the next fiscal year.
