From Jimoh Balogun
Not less than ten states are paying wage award to their workers, findings by The Nation have shown.
Lagos, Ekiti, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Adamawa and Jigawa are part of the 15 states surveyed by our correspondents yesterday.
Niger State yesterday approved payment of N20,000 each to its workers.
Following the withdrawal of petrol subsidy and the attendant pains, the Federal Government among other cushioning policies, began payment of N35,000 wage award to its workers. It has paid for five months.
On Monday, the President admonished governors, who had yet to pay the wage award to start, pending the conclusion of work by the Tripartite Committee on New Minimum Wage.
He made the appeal while inaugurating agricultural programmes initiated by Governor Umaru Bago in Minna, Niger State.
Since the removal of petrol subsidy, federal revenue has grown significantly. Last month, all the federating units shared over N1trillion.
Lagos and Ondo states pay the highest wage award of N35,000 to their workers while Oyo and Enugu are second with N25,000.
Ekiti and Osun pay N15,000 while Jigawa, Adamawa and Ebonyi pay N10,000.
Some of the states have also extended the payment to local government employees and pensioners. {Nation}
