From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has stated that his administration is committed to pay the N70,000 minimum wage to workers in the state.
Governor Alia disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Government House Makurdi, shortly after swearing in the Chairman and members of board of tertiary institutions in the state.
Preside Bola Ahmed Tinubu after a meeting with the organized labour on Thursday, agree to pay workers the pf N70,000.
Alia said his administration is ready and would be able to pay the N70,000 minimum wage because he has blocked all the leakages in the state.
The governor said that his administration is focused and had put up measures to make things function.
He said, “Though with harsh economy, things have been stagnated but with all the plans and measures that are in place for things to function. Things are moving and even our Internally Generated Revenue, (IGR) has increased
“It’s now left for us to close all loopholes to see how much we can cash in to do other things even to pay salary .
He added, “We can pay minimum wage with our focus, with all our purpose and intent what is agreed by the federal government, we the sub nationals should be able to queue in today.
“Without the workforce any government will not have any centeredness of governance. So we need to pay our civil servants with what is approved by federal government and organized labour.