Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, clarified in a statement on Thursday that the Lagos State Government has not increased the minimum wage, contrary to some media reports stemming from the unveiling of Eko Cares – an initiative aimed at safeguarding the vulnerable against the impact of the prevailing economic challenges.
Omotoso emphasized that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu did not announce a new minimum wage of N70,000, despite misquotations in the media. He reiterated that since January, civil servants have been receiving the N35,000 wage increase mandated by the Federal Government.
Governor Sanwo-Olu was quoted as follows: “I know that by the grace of God very very soon we’ll see a new minimum wage that will be approved for the Federal Government and for the state government. The civil servants and all public officers, they know that since January we have continued to pay the wage allowance of minimum of N35,000 over and above what they were earning before. People that were earning a minimum of N35,000 to N40,000 before, they are now earning over N70,000. So, it’s important for people to know and for us to lay this thing very clearly. This government has doubled up and has not left its citizens on their own…”