Ekiti To Pay N30k Minimum Wage From October – Fayemi

Ekiti State is to commence the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage to Ekiti workers at the end of October, Governor Kayode Fayemi said on Saturday.

Dr Fayemi said the payment of the minimum wage was to motivate workers, especially teachers,  to deliver the best to the state and reclaim the lost glory and pride of being the education nerve centre of the country.

The Governor, who spoke amidst cheers by highly elated teachers and public servants in attendance at the 2019 World Teachers’ Day celebration in  Ado- Ekiti on Saturday, however, tasked teachers to strive for the realisation of the bid to return the state to a leading position in education.

He said, “We will commence payment of N30,000 minimum wage to workers in Ekiti with effect from this month. We are determined to reward diligence because the workers, particularly our teachers, have done the state proud.”

Dr Fayemi, who reiterated the determination of his administration to protect and preserve the core values of making Ekiti the nation’s education capital, said he decided to establish more schools in Ado Ekiti to decongest schools in the capital city and make learning environment more conducive.

The Governor said, “The only way we can reclaim our lost glory in education is to encourage our teachers in and outside service. I will promote functional and technical education in this state.”

Fayemi said that the ongoing recruitment of over 2000 teachers into the public primary and secondary schools was part of the mission of the administration to safeguard the future of the state.  The newly recruited 2000 teachers, according to him, are to fill consequential vacancies arising from retirement of teachers adding that the teaching profession still needs brilliant, agile and vibrant men and women for the sustenance of the profession in the state.

The Governor said:  “I have also ensured that all students of school age are in schools in line with Education Law which makes basic education compulsory and in line with global best practice.

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