PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, Edo
State chapter, has described the May Day
announcement by the state government of
increase in the minimum wage for civil servants
in the state from N18,000 to N25,000 as a
Greek gift and politics taken too far.
State chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih, in a
statement in Benin yesterday, also described the
increment as hasty and a betrayal of trust on the
part of the state government.
He accused Governor Adams Oshiomhole of
announcing the increment at a time the national
leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC,
was negotiating a N56,000 minimum wage for
civil servants.
Orbih insisted that everybody in Edo State knows
that the real challenge in the state civil service
was about recruiting employable youths into the
service and not about deceiving the people with
unrealistic wage increase.
The PDP state chairman, who noted that the
number of the governor's political appointees
has continued to increase, said the number of
civil servants has continually dwindled owing to
death and retirement of workers without
replacing them, adding that the salary increase
was too little, too late.
He said: “This is a Greek gift to Edo workers,
considering the fact that the governor has
continually neglected workers’ welfare and
treated them with disdain before now. Who does
not know the motive behind this fake gesture
that is coming at a time every state in the
federation is facing economic recession?
“We challenge the governor to pay outstanding
salary arrears, pensions and other entitlements
of workers, rather than talk about a N25,000
minimum wage. We challenge him to free the
local governments from the bondage he has put
them.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/oshiomholes-n25000-minimum-wage-greek-gift-edo-pdp/

This increment pained Edo PDP. oooo

Yes, a Greek gift...but in the interest of the poor masses; so please, #LeaveMataForMattias!

Sometimes, the people benefit when two political bigwigs fight...

True. Why is it coming now even though the state isn't wealthier now than it was a couple of days ago.

Blatantly pretentious politicians disgust me.

He knows APC wouldn't win Edo State, so he wants to cause trouble for the incoming government.

jazinogold:
He knows APC wouldn't win Edo State, so he wants to cause trouble for the incoming government.

Lolz' and what will PDP campaign with? years of failed rulership... yea, Oshiomole isn't perfect, but PDP couldn't perform 1/3 of what he has done. PDP is a failed Party'''. Lucky Igbinedion, Osunbor, Anenih played the politics of kill and divide' Edo people are wise now...

BlissP:
Lolz' and what will PDP campaign with? years of failed rulership... yea, Oshiomole isn't perfect, but PDP couldn't perform 1/3 of what he has done. PDP is a failed Party'''. Lucky Igbinedion, Osunbor, Anenih played the politics of kill and divide' Edo people are wise now...

My friend from what you just wrote shows you're still not WISE

When did NLC choose this man or PDP as their spokesman

WATCHOVER:

My friend from what you just wrote shows you're still not WISE

Okay