Otti Ponders Increment of Minimum Wage For State Workers

With the country's expansion level on a consistent ascent, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti is drawing in partners to work on the minimum wage for state workers to line up with Nigeria's present financial real factors.

"We really do comprehend that things are somewhat more challenging for individuals. We are drawing in with partners to perceive how we can work on the compensation of government employees in accordance with the present monetary real factors: where trade rates have combined upwards, fuel sponsorship has been eliminated and expansion is making a beeline for 30%," Otti said during December's month to month media visit at the Public authority House, Umuahia on Friday.

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He said, "a declaration with that impact will be made at the appropriate time".

Away from the minimum wage, Governor Otti additionally explained that the as of late resigned long-lasting secretaries and chiefs would get unpaid debts of pay rates and their tips because of them. He additionally consoled of his obligation to settle annuity unpaid debts as prior guaranteed.

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The Governor, who talked on different issues, said he isn't residing in the the Government House and accused his predecessor of commissioning an uncompleted building while the old one is dilapidated.

“My predecessor commissioned an uncompleted building. That’s a deceit of the highest order. He didn’t need to commission it. The question to ask is: construction started with the administration of T.A Orji, why didn’t they complete it and move into it? But he waited until the twilight of his administration. When we went to inspect it, we found out that he did a fantastic job on the ground floor.

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“It was finished well but of course, it had no bedrooms. Bedrooms were on the upper floors. The upper floors were not touched. The second floor was not even plastered. So why commission? So, I looked at it and found that it was not ready for occupation. The whole environment was also not ready to receive a governor. The office block has been abandoned for several years. So, that place was not a place anybody could live”

“Now, I came back here and also found out that the Governor’s lodge and Governor’s office were also in a dilapidated state. I sent some government engineers and valuers and they came with an estimated bill for the office alone: over N550 million. I looked at it and said, if I have N550 million, I will deploy it to other sectors, I decided to operate from my house while I take the renovations one by one as the State finances would carry,” Otti said about the old Government House.