Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has commenced the payment of a N70,000 minimum wage to workers in the state.
The N70,000 minimum wage payment was in fulfillment of the commitment made by Governor Fintiri during his meeting with the Labour Union on August 19, 2024.
A cross-section of civil servants, in interviews after receiving their August salaries, commended Governor Fintiri for keeping his promise to the workers.
Saliyatu Mohammad, a civil servant with the Ministry of Land and Survey, expressed her satisfaction, stating that Governor Fintiri had demonstrated his commitment to the welfare of the workers with this gesture.
Emmanuel Amos Tumba, a school teacher, confirmed the salary increase, saying, “I can confirm to you that the salary increase has been effected and I received it. I commend the governor for this.”
On August 19, 2024, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri approved the payment of the N70,000 national minimum wage to workers on both state and local government payrolls.
The State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Emmanuel Fashe, revealed this in an interview with newsmen shortly after he led labour leaders to a meeting with Governor Umaru Fintiri.
He stated that state government workers would receive salaries with the new minimum wage starting in August 2024, while their counterparts at the local government level would begin benefiting in September.
With this gesture, Adamawa State became the first state to pay the N70,000 minimum wage since it was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.
