RSG Debunks N80,000 Minimum Wage For Civil Servants Report

The Rivers State Government has debunked a media report of proposing N80,000 new minimum wage for civil servants in the State, describing it as totally false and misleading.
The state government, which gave the clarification yesterday in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nelson Chukwudi, said the online report titled, ‘Governor Fubara Proposes N80,000 Minimum Wage’, being circulated by Newsweek.com, is totally false and misleading.
The statement, therefore, advised the general public, particularly civil servants in the State to discountenance the false claims in the online media platform, as the Rivers State Government will make its position known on the issue in due course.
According to the statement, “The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to claims circulating in an online media that His Excellency, the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has proposed to pay a new minimum wage of N80,000 for civil servants in the State and local government areas”.
It further indicated that “Ordinarily, we would have not responded to this fake news, but for the wrong impression it would create in the minds of the public, especially civil servants in the State”.
“Therefore, it is important to state that the unverified claims being circulated by Newsweek.com and titled, ‘Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes N80,000 Minimum Wage is totally false and misleading”, the statement said.