Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday said he would comply with the provisions of the new minimum wage law as approved by the National Assembly and recently ratified by President Mohammadu Buhari.
Wike who spoke through the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Emma Okah, said, Rivers state Government will pay whatever is approved by the Federal Government.
The Governor had earlier in various fora in the State unequivocally announced that the State will be the first to pay whatever was finally settled for as the new wage.
President Buhari recently signed into Law the N30, 000 new basic wage earlier approved for by the National Lawmakers.
It is expected that the Implementation will begin shortly after the inauguration of new administration in the country, on May 29, 2019.
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