Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state has denied news making rounds he approved the sum of ₦80,000 as new minimum wage in the state. The state governor responded in a statement shared by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Nelson Chukwudi, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Friday.
“The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to claims circulating in an online media that the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has proposed to pay a new minimum wage of ₦80,000 for civil servants in the state and local government areas.
“Ordinarily, we would not have 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, and titled: ‘Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes ₦80,000 minimum wage’ are totally false and misleading.”
He pleaded with the general public, especially civil servants in the state to ignore the claims.
“The Rivers State Government will make its position on the issue known in due course,” the statement added.
