Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, has referred to rumors that he suggested offering employees in state and local government regions a minimum wage of ₦80,000 as “unverified claims. The rejection followed online rumors that the governor had pledged to pay the specified amount.
His Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, called the report untrue in a statement released on Friday.
“The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to claims circulating in an online media that the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has proposed to pay a new minimum wage of N80,000 for civil servants in the state and local government areas”, the statement stated.
““Ordinarily, we would not have responded to this fake news, but for the wrong impression it would create in the minds of the public, especially civil servants in the state. Therefore, it is important to state that the unverified claims being circulated by Newsweekng.com, and titled: ‘Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes N80,000 minimum wage’ are totally false and misleading.
The general public, and particularly civil servants in the state, are advised to discountenance the false claims in the online media platform. The Rivers State Government will make its position on the issue known in due course.”
Governor Fubara emphasized that any official decision regarding the minimum wage would be communicated through proper channels.
