Dickson Orders Immediate Implementation Of New Minimum Wage

Seriake Dickson has approved the payment of the N30,000 new National Minimum Wage to workers in Bayesla State with effect from January.

Governor Dickson who gave the approval on Friday during a meeting with the leadership of organised labour in Government House, Yenagoa, directed the State’s financial team to follow through the template set by the  National Wages and Income Commission in implementing the new salary level.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as saying that nothing is too much to be paid to workers in view of their contributions to national development.

Describing the state’s workforce as hard-working, Governor Dickson, however, stressed the need for the public service to remain apolitical, disciplined and professional in the discharge of its duties.

He explained that the meeting was convened to enable the state government and the labour unions to jointly work out the modalities for the payment of the new wage in such a way that Bayelsa would not lag behind in its implementation.

Governor Dickson also expressed appreciation to labour unions for their cooperation and understanding especially during the economic recession and urged them to extend the kind gesture to the incoming government with a view to sustaining the prevailing industrial harmony in the state.

His words: “I made you people a commitment that we are not ( in principle) opposed to the payment of the N30,000 new national minimum wage. Today I have made good that promise. Under normal circumstances, there is nothing we pay our hard-working employees that should be considered too much.

In their separate remarks, the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade John Ndiomu and Trade Union Congress counterpart, Mr Layi Julius expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting.

The labour leaders who commended Governor Dickson for fulfilling his promise on the implementation of the new minimum wage, assured workers that the issue of arrears arising from the new pay would be addressed by the incoming government.

According to them, the implementation of the new wage cuts across all workers in the public service including primary school teachers and local government council workers in the state.

On his part, the Commissioner for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Hon Collins Cocodia, also described the approval as a good development that would enhance workers’ performance and general well-being.

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