Subsidy removal: Governor Obaseki increases minimum wage, reduces working days 

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved the increment of minimum wage paid to workers from N30,000 to N40,000. 

Obaseki in a statement via his Facebook handle also announced that civil servants in the state would come to office thrice and work from home twice a week till further notice. 

“We want to assure you that we will continue to pay this amount, while we hope to increase it even further if more allocation accrues to our State from the Federal Government given the expected savings occasioned by the removal of the fuel subsidy,” Obaseki added. 

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According to the governor, the move was to reduce the pain and ameliorate the suffering people are currently facing due to the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government.

While stating that the increase in fuel prices has led to a rise in prices of goods and services and overall cost of living, he said his led administration shares the pains of the people and assured them of standing with them in these challenging times.

He added that the cost of commuting for parents, teachers, and pupils would be reduced as the government was working on deepening the EdoBEST@Home initiative to create more virtual classrooms.

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“The Edo SUBEB will provide details on this initiative in the coming days. To lower the rising cost of energy on our people, we will continue to work with the electricity companies in the State to improve the power supply to homes and businesses.

“Similarly, fiber optic connections are being made available to help our people work remotely, thereby reducing their cost of transportation. 

“While the government intensifies these efforts to alleviate the burden of the fuel price increase on the people during this very challenging period, we want to call on everyone to remain calm and go about their daily businesses lawfully.”