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So this is the new minimum wage adjustment for Abia civil servants.

To put this under perspective

Around 2013/14 I know that a level 4 civil servant earns around 22k monthly based on 18k minimum wage and a level 8 officer earns around 44k that time.

If you do small maths around this, the result is quite painful.

In 2013 dollar exchange rate was around 160 naira.
If you divide 22,000 by 160, it means a level 4 officer is earning around $137.
A level 8 would be earning $275.

That time, they can comfortably buy a bag of 50kg rice between 8 to 10k depending on the brand.

Now 2024, exchange rate is 1700/$ and 70k minimum wage.

A level 4 officer earning 80k and level level 8 is earning 92k.

80,000/1700 gives you $47
92,000/1700 gives you $54

So the difference is just $7

Compare this with 10 years ago when:
Level 4: $137
Level 8: $275

The difference is $138

That's what govt should have done. The margin between different levels should be very obvious.
A level 8 person going by the new minimum wage should be getting anything from 350k above.

But then, iris woriris.

Can your effort as a civil servant increase what FG recieves and pay salaries with? If no, kindly track your effort to where it is going into and demand more money from there.

promami:
✓ That's what govt should have done. The margin between different levels should be very obvious.
A level 8 person going by the new minimum wage should be getting anything from 350k above.
But then, iris woriris.

Did you make this your demand known to government or you sat back believing it would read your minds in this too?

My particular problem here is NLC, TUC and the others negotiated those wages for you all and we heard not even a peep from most parts of the country since. So?

Kobojunkie:
Did you make this your demand known to government or you sat back believing it would read your minds in this too?

I'm not the Head of service or Labour leader, I just pointed out the wrong.

promami:
✓ I'm not the Head of service or Labour leader, I just pointed out the wrong.

How can it be wrong if no one spoke up against it when it was being tabled? How can it be wrong when NLC, and TUC have the government 3 gbosas for it?

Kobojunkie:
How can it be wrong if no one spoke up against it when it was being tabled? How can it be wrong when NLC, and TUC have the government 3 gbosas for it?

Whether anyone spoke against it or not, it's wrong. Totally wrong. The salary adjustment is wicked. Doesn't reflect the true situation of things. How can a senior officer's salary not enough to buy one bag of rice under the new minimum wage?
That's wrong. That civil servants can't directly negotiate with govt doesn't mean they don't speak against it. Their labour leaders didn't get things right.

The man is showing workers pepper and yet your demonic party (APC) is wooing him to join them

promami:
✓ Whether anyone spoke against it or not, it's wrong. Totally wrong. The salary adjustment is wicked. Doesn't reflect the true situation of things. How can a senior officer's salary not enough to buy one bag of rice under the new minimum wage?
That's wrong. That civil servants can't directly negotiate with govt doesn't mean they don't speak against it. Their labour leaders didn't get things right.

Na NLC, TUC & others you suppose take your beef to.. I have yet to hear of members calling for Ajero and gang to come answer for what they did back in July.

Seefinish:
The man is showing workers pepper and yet your demonic party (APC) is wooing him to join them

Yet we have heard absolutely nothing from local workers union on this matter, how come? The same way we saw near no movement from that end all while the state was paying 18k instead of the former 30k minimum wage.

Kobojunkie:
Na NLC, TUC & others you suppose take your beef to.. I have yet to hear of members calling for Ajero and gang to come answer for what they did back in July.

This country is something else

I want to understand something how is this the state government issue FYI the Fg hasn't even started paying the new minimum wage as nysc workers still got paid the 33k

promami:
This country is something else

This is a country where people have become too accustomed to grumbling and doing nothing else about it. This decision as far as current pay was reached in July. Much of the information you see today was available from back in July. If people thought it unfair, they should have begun making this known at that point but we heard nothing from all quarters. Workers refused to protest during the #EndBadGovernance and #DaysOfRage protests and we all took that as a sign that they were quite happy with the pay package negotiated for them by the NLC & co. So, for you to now blame the government for the appalling wages...I can't help but wonder what the hell for.