Gov. Hope Uzodimma has approved the new minimum wage for civil servants in the State as presented in the 2021 budget with 14,120,082,285 mapped out for personnel cost.

The figure represents 16% of the total recurrent expenditure budget and an increase in personnel cost is anticipated to accommodate the new payment of New Minimum wage.

It will be recalled that early this week, the Governor charged all civil servants in the state to align with government’s new order which in the long run will favor lots of Imo civil servants.

The Governor highlighted some o his achievements in prioritizing workers welfare since assumption of office to include; the renovation of the state secretariat, steady power supply, prompt payment of salaries and the provision of coaster buses to convey workers to and fro free of charge, amongst many other things.

He noted that by this recent move of the state government, Imo state will now join in the league of few states that has approved the payment of the minimum wage amidst the meager resources in the state.