GOV FUBARA BEGINS PAYMENT OF N85,000 MINIMUM WAGE TO RIVERS STATE WORKERS
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Despite efforts by people he referred to as “enemies of the state” to deny his administration funding, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara claims his administration has started paying state employees the N85,000 minimum salary.
Speaking at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday to inaugurate the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem Appeal Fund, Governor Fubara said that the state’s civil servants had benefitted from his administration’s capacity to enforce the new wage policy.
He claimed that the capacity to improve people’s welfare and make them happy is the greatest accomplishment in governance, pointing out that under the new wage structure, workers who previously made between N70,000 and N80,000 now receive between N120,000 and N140,000.
Fubara reaffirmed his commitment to governing the state with the guidance of God, stating that “only God gives power.”
He also urged security agencies to uphold peace by continuing to behave morally and praised them for their cooperation in the face of outside pressure.
Governor Fubara announced a N40 million payment to the Nigerian Legion, which doubles the N20 million commitment from the previous year.
As the son of a military officer, he revealed that he has a personal connection to the event and is aware of the sacrifices made by fallen heroes and their families.
According to him, the state will continue to lessen the burden of these losses on the families of fallen heroes even though it may never be able to totally make up for them.
He, however, expressed concern over remarks made by the acting chairman of the Nigerian Legion in the state, about the lack of opportunity to access the 50 employment slots for children of fallen soldiers promised by the governor last year.
The governor clarified that employment in the civil service had been temporarily suspended due to the state’s focus on hiring professionals such as teachers and doctors.
He revealed that over 2,000 doctors have already been employed and plans are underway to finalize the recruitment of 1,000 teachers for primary and secondary education.
On scholarships, the governor stated that the government is sponsoring students in professional fields, including 150 indigenes at PAMO University of Medical Sciences and and an unspecified number at Wigwe University.
He encouraged patience among legionnaires, assuring them that the state would soon begin processing applications for scholarships
Before delivering his address, Governor Fubara called for a minute’s silence to honour the late Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, and the former chairman of the Nigerian Legion in Rivers State, Charles Hart.
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