Plateau joins N70,000 minimum wage implementor

Following the agreement of the Committee on Consequential Adjustment on Salaries on November 13, 2024, Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has approved the immediate implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage for workers in the state.

The State Head of Civil Service, Mr. Stephen Pam Gadong, disclosed this on Thursday in a press statement.

According to Gadong, the implementation is a demonstration of the governor’s commitment to prioritising the well-being of the workforce in acknowledgment of their invaluable role in driving the state’s developmental goals.

He stated that as the new wage policy is administered, civil servants are encouraged to embrace the gesture by recommitting to their duties with renewed dedication and zeal to foster a culture of productivity and excellence in service in the state.

In response, civil servants reacted to the development with jubilation and prayers for the governor, noting that the implementation has exempted the state from the planned nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

The NLC directed that workers in any state that had not implemented the minimum wage by the end of November should proceed on an indefinite strike starting December 1, 2024.

Curiously, some restless youths in the state were reportedly unhappy about the implementation, marking shops they intended to loot to make their Christmas and New Year celebrations lively, now feeling frustrated.