According to Naija News, the new development was announced on May 1st, which is Nigeria’s Workers’ Day.

Obaseki reassured civil servants in the state of his government’s commitment to their welfare in his worker’s day address, which was made available to reporters today.

He pledged to put Edo workers first and empower them with the tools they need to provide excellent service.

“As we all know, the minimum of ₦30,000 can barely sustain a family. It will be immoral and mindless of us to continue to pretend that we do not know that our workers are suffering,” he said.

Obaseki added: “The government of Edo has now decided to review the minimum for Edo workers from ₦30,000 to ₦40,000 a month. Undoubtedly, Edo is the first state since the current outbreak of coronavirus to take this initiative.”

The governor said his administration is sensitive to the impact of inflation in the country.

He added: “Even though we would have loved to pay more, we hope that this little adjustment would enable us to cushion the impact of the inflation that we are faced with. There is no doubt that the financial implications will be heavy and put another burden on the government.

“But as a government, we are prepared to make the sacrifices so that the workers can live a better life. Your welfare is our number one priority.”

Obaseki also approved the payment of a harmonized pension starting in May 2022, in accordance with a pensioners’ agreement.

He emphasized that he is giving special attention to older persons since they are among the most vulnerable.

“We took interest in payments of outstanding pensions to our pensioners even though these pensions were held by the previous administration,” Obaseki said.

“Given the prevailing economic circumstances, I have now approved, effective this May, the agreement we reached with the Union of Pensioners that the harmonized amount would be paid from May 2022,” he added.