Akwa Ibom raises hope of Minimum Wage implementation

The Commissioner for Finance in Akwa Ibom State, Nsikan Nkan, has said the the N30,000 minimum wage had been captured in the state’s 2019 budget.

According to the Commissioner, the budget titled, ‘’Budget of Industrialisation for Poverty Alleviation”, was captured in the budget to create wealth and employment among the citizens.

He noted that the inclusion of the minimum wage followed a directive by the state governor, Emmanuel Udom, who insisted that it must be added in the overhead cost of the recurrent expenditure component of the 2019 budget.

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The Commissioner who spoke in Uyo over the weekend said, “The budget is aimed at actualising the economic power base of the state through industrialisation and sustainable private-public sector initiative that would open up opportunities for wealth generation, employment and generally advance the economy.”

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