HOS commends Eno over payment of 80,000 minimum wage

Akwa Ibom State Head of Civil Service (HOS), Effiong Essien, has commended the state governor, Umo Eno for approving the payment of a new minimum wage of N80,000 to nearly 46,000 verified public service workers.

Essien also lauded the governors for prioritising the welfare of workers in the state. Essien described the governor as an empathic, compassionate father with a heart of gold.

It would be recalled that the governor had announced that the new wage would take effect at the end of this month, with arrears retroactively paid from November 2024.

He also directed the committee on the Implementation of the new minimum wage and personnel verification, chaired by the Head of Service to extend similar verification efforts to the state’s pension schemes.

The governor, earlier said the civil service forms a critical part of the state government, hence the importance of prioritising the welfare of civil servants.

According to the Head of Service, the governor has made the welfare of civil servants the utmost priority, describing the gifting of SUV cars to Permanent Secretaries in the state to ease their transportation problems and further motivate them to achieve higher productivity.

Essien stressed that 150 junior workers in the state are proud owners of two-bedroom flats, given to them free by the Governor at the ultra-modern Grace Estate, Uyo.