Kwara State Government has signed the minimum wage agreement with the labour unions for worker on grade level 1 to 6 in the state civil service.
The agreement holds that the consequential adjustment will be implemented “as agreed upon by the minimum wage committee” amid ongoing negotiations between the two parties.
The brief signing ceremony was witnessed by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Labour unions representatives led by NLC chairman Comrade Issa Ore while Permanent Secretary Service Welfare, Alhaja Afusat Afolabi signed the agreement on behalf of the Head of Service/Chairman of the Government’s Minimum Wage Committee.
According to the agreement, the effective date for the 1st phase of the new minimum wage implementation covering grade level 01-06 will be 1st day of February, 2021.
It notes that the consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage for GL 07-17 will be implemented by the State Government across board, in accordance to relevant salary structure.
In his address, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazq said the state government remained committed to the welfare of the people, including the civil servants who are the engine room of public service delivery.
In his remark, the Chairman Nigeria Labour Congress, Kwara state Chapter, Comrade Issa Ore, said negotiation is still ongoing on the consequential adjustment component.
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
