Adelabu promise to implement N30,000 minimum wage, prioritize workers’ welfare

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo state, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Tuesday promised to implement the N30,000 minimum wage for the state’s civil servants if he emerges as the governor.

Adelabu who also pledged to prioritize workers welfare without neglecting other citizens, assured 

workers that his administration would pay the N30,000 minimum wage if it was eventually passed into law by the National Assembly and assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The APC governorship candidate who made the promise during a campaign rally in Ibadan said "

I want to assure workers in Oyo State that if I am voted as governor, my government will implement the N30,000 minimum wage without qualms if eventually passed by the National Assembly and assented to by Mr President.

Aside from paying the minimum wage, I will also ensure prompt payment of workers’ salaries because our workers deserve the best so that they too can give their best. But, I will not neglect other stakeholders who are also entitled to the dividend of democracy.  

“No doubt, civil servants are crucial to the success of any administration. But other categories of the population such as artisans, traders, farmers, students and professional bodies will also have a feel of my administration’s welfare programmes.”

 “Throughout my working life, and particularly at the Central Bank of Nigeria, I never received salaries beyond the 25th of every month. Therefore, my administration will make sure that workers’ salaries are paid promptly.”