DELTA GOVT. CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE TO IMPLEMENT NEW MINIMUM WAGE

OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO

Delta State Government has constituted a Committee to work with organized Labor towards implementing the new minimum wage for the state public service

Inaugurating the committee on behalf ofDr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) disclosed that the Governor was passionate about the wellbeing of Public Servants in the State, hence he directed that discussion with Labor should commence in earnest so that a mutually agreeable scheme based on the new minimum wage would be developed for the benefit of Delta state workers.

Apart from the Secretary to the State Government who is the Chairman of the Committee, other members of the Committee include Olorogun David Edevbie, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Reginald Bayoko, Head of Service (HOS)Delta State, Prof. Sylvester Monye Senior Policy Adviser to the Governor, Sir Fidelis Tilije, Commissioner for Finance, Dame Patience Okwuofu, Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Mr. Ben Igo, Chairman, Local Government Bureau for Pensions and Mr. Jerome Morka Mni, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to Delta State Government who is to serve as the Secretary to the Committee.

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