Olu Samuel, Lokoja

Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has approves seventy two thousand five hundred Naira Minimum Wage for Kogi Civil Servants with Immediate effect.

The Governor also suspended tax burden on the approved sum for one year.

Governor Ododo made this known in Monday during the unaveiling of the 70 thousand Naira minimum wage after signing the agreement.

“The new Seventy Two Thousand Five hundred Naira minimum wage should take immediate effects to enable the wage cope with the current situation in the country”. The governor said.

The Chairman Minimum wage Committee, Mr Elijah Evenemi said the agreement on the minimum wage is not a victory for any political party but for the good of the masses.

He appreciated the governor for giving the committee free hand to operate and achieve a common goal.

Recall that the Federal government had approved 70,000 as the minimum wage payable to workers in the country.