Osun workers to receive new N75,554 minimum wage from December

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved December 2024 as the implementation date for the new minimum wage of N75,554 earlier approved, with a payment of 1 month arrears to the state public servants. 

The state Head Of Service, Ayanleye Aina who made this known after the signing of N75, 554 naira new minimum wage agreement by the state government and the state organized labour at the Exco chamber, state secretariat, Abere, Osogbo.

According to the Head Of Service, the sum of N25,000 has also been approved across the board for the pensioners in the State. 

The agreement read further, “Governor Adeleke has graciously approved the implementation of the new minimum wage of N75,554.28 for all categories of employees of Osun State Government, including Local Governments”.

“This development, which is a further affirmation of the topmost priority accorded workers and pensioners in the 5-point Action Plan of the administration, is geared towards ensuring a productive public service that will ultimately bring about efficient and effective service delivery across the State.”

“In the same vein, the Governor has magnanimously approved an improved pension package of twenty-five thousand Naira (N25,000.00)) only across board to pensioners in the State.”

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“This development is in consideration of the plight of our senior citizens and the need to take care of all outstanding issues affecting pensioners in the State”.

“It is to be noted that the implementation of the new minimum wage in the State is in line with the attached table which was arrived at following exhaustive negotiations and deliberations government and the organized labour in the State, bearing in mind between necessary parameters such as availability of revenue, possible revenue forecast, existing debt burdens, sustainability and continued growth and development of Osun State among others.”

“The effective date of commencement of the new minimum wage is 1st December, 2024 while one month arrears shall be paid. It is to be noted that other salary structures within the public service system would be attended to as appropriate.”

“To  this end, all Public Servants in the State, including Local Government employees, are enjoined to reciprocate the kind gesture of Mr. Governor by working hard with renewed vigour and agility to improve on the current level of service delivery and revenue generation while maintaining a high level of commitment and dedication to duty.”

“All Accounting Officers of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) including Local Governments are to note the foregoing and give it the deserved service – wide publicity,” it submitted.

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