By PAULINE PODKA
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has begun payment of the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage to state workers.
Sources in the state including civil servants have confirmed the development, describing the governor as a “man of his word.”
It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu had signed the Minimum Wage bill into law in July, following a prolonged negotiation with organized labour.
With many governors expressing concerns about their ability to pay the increased wage due to economic constraints, Governor Fintiri has become the first state governor aside from those in Lagos and Edo states to implement the new minimum wage.
Lagos and Edo State government said their workers were already being paid a minimum of N70,000 monthly.
According to sources, while state workers in Adamawa are paid the minimum wage, local government workers are set to start receiving the increased salary in September.