Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Thursday that the state’s government staff had been paid the minimum salary of N70,000 since January.
According to Sanwo-Olu, since January, his government has been giving employees an extra N35,000 in salary allowance.
The governor promised employees during a speech at a gathering on Thursday that his administration will soon implement a new minimum wage program.
He declared:
“The civil servants and all public officers in Lagos know that since January, we have continued to pay the wage allowance of a minimum of N35,000 over and above what they were earning before.
“What this means is that people that are earning a minimum of N35,000 or more before are now earning over N70,000. That is what they have been enjoying since January.
“So it is important for people to know that we make these things very clear and that this government has doubled up to ensure that at this difficult time, it has not left the citizens on their own.”
Sanwo-Olu also said that through unions and local governments, his administration will provide food to 500,000 households in the state.
Regarding the “Ounje Eko” Initiative, which offers food goods at a discount, Sanwo-Olu stated: “We created 59 makeshift markets outside of the regular markets out of our 57 local government and local council development areas and made it Sunday-Sunday market.”
