Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has
reiterated his administration’s readiness to pay the new N30,000 minimum wage
once the Federal Government and organised labour finalise negotiations. He
urged the organised labour to always disseminate appropriate information to the
workers for industrial harmony in the polity.
Okowa stated this in Asaba yesterday when the new
executive council members of Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the state visited
him. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa
Ifeajika, told the labour leaders that if they worked hard and made their mark,
the people would recognise and appreciate them.
He expressed the belief that for the society to
progress, there should be peace in the work place.“There has to be a lot of
partnership between government and workers; when the partnership is real, the
people will enjoy the benefits of government. So, organised labour should disseminate
necessary information to workers to boost the partnership between workers and
government.
“We need to re-assure Deltans and the working class
that we will do our best to uplift the standard of living and ensure
development in the state,” Okowa said. The chairman of TUC in the state,
Martins Bolum, thanked the governor for his numerous achievements, and pledged
that trade unions would help in enlightening workers on government’s
activities.
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