- By Halimah Olamide
The Lagos State Government Thursday clarified statements credited to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the minimum wage in the state.
While explaining what the Governor said, a statement from the office of the Governor showed that Sanwo Olu was misquoted.
According to the statement, Sanwo-Olu stated that since January, civil servants had been earning the N35,000 wage award directed by the Federal Government.
In other words, those earning N35,000 now earn N70,000. He did not announce a new minimum wage of N70,000.
He said, “I know that by the grace of God very very soon we’ll see a new minimum wage that will be approved for the Federal Government and the State government.
“The civil servants and all public officers, they 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.
“People that were earning a minimum of N35,000 to N40,000 before, they are now earning over N70,000. So, it’s important for people to know and for us to lay this thing very clearly. This government has doubled up and has not left its citizens on their own”.