Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has introduced that medical docs within the state civil service will now earn N533,000 month-to-month, following a serious wage evaluation.
The governor made the announcement throughout a gathering with the state’s labour drive on the Authorities Home, Owerri on Tuesday.
He additionally confirmed the approval of a brand new minimal wage of N104,000 for civil servants within the state.
Wage opinions efficient August 2025
Based on Governor Uzodimma, the authorized wage schedule introduces a revised wage regime set to take impact from August 2025.
“The brand new construction displays important will increase throughout varied wage grades for civil servants within the state.
“The upward wage evaluation was made attainable by elevated internally generated income and better federal allocations, “he mentioned.
He mentioned Imo residents had confronted quite a few challenges since his authorities took workplace, together with insecurity, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial hardship from reform insurance policies, and disputes over minimal wage and subsidy elimination.
“There isn’t any approach any authorities will do nicely if it doesn’t have a pleasant and cordial relationship with the organized labour.
“When employees are paid nicely, productiveness rises, households are happier, and the native economic system grows.
“That is our approach of investing in Imo folks. Authorities believes in stimulating political and financial actions, carrying bureaucrats alongside, and ensuring that employees’ welfare was extremely revered,” he mentioned.
IGR rises from N400m to over N3bn month-to-month
Uzodimma mentioned that the state Internally Generated Income (IGR) had grown from N400 million to over N3 billion month-to-month.
Based on him, in 2020, we had been receiving allocations between N5 billion to N7 billion however has elevated to N14 billion.
“In 2020, the state recorded a debt profile of over N280 billion however has diminished to lower than N100 billion,” he added.
Infrastructure and reforms
The governor recalled that when he assumed workplace in 2020, the most important infrastructure in all sectors had been completely collapsed.
He mentioned loads had been expended to rebuild the collapsed infrastructure particularly roads and combating the insecurity challenges.
He confused that the elimination of gasoline subsidy had equally raised the price of residing in Nigeria as a lot because it had its personal benefits.
“It’s a factor of pleasure that we’ve got began seeing the dividends of that daring resolution of President Bola Tinubu to take away gasoline subsidy.
“What authorities is confronted with now could be how to make sure that the dividends of that coverage trickles all the way down to the frequent man on the road.
“Cognizant of the truth that our effort has began yielding dividends and that our IGR had improved and that reform insurance policies of the President has additionally elevated our allocations to sub-national governments, each accountable authorities should be clear about it,” he mentioned.
Pension funds to renew
The governor additional mentioned that the state authorities will on Aug. 27, start fee of the final batch of gratituity of N16 billion owed pensioners within the state.
He mentioned his administration had carried out main reforms within the well being sector, together with initiating medical health insurance scheme and equipping well being services to make sure world class remedy for Imo residents.
He mentioned his authorities had keyed into the Federal Authorities mission of creating 1,000 companies in each lively INEC ward.
He charged labour unions to unite to foster good working relations between labour and authorities,
Uzodimma, who solicited for worth addition from employees, additionally cautioned them in opposition to unethical practices and redundancy at work.
Extra insights
Responding, the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Uchechigemezu Nwigwe described the rise in minimal wage within the state as “victory for your complete work drive within the state.”
Nwigwe mentioned Uzodimma didn’t solely rescue the employees from the financial challenges however had made the state one of many highest in fee of minimal wage.
“At present, no employee in Imo will say you (Uzodimma) haven’t been honest to us,” he famous.
Nwigwe prayed God to proceed to guard the governor, assuring him that employees will reciprocate the gesture with extra diligent, environment friendly and efficient service.
Additionally talking, the state Chairman of Commerce Union Congress, Mr Uchenna Ibe, additionally lauded the governor for his sturdy political will in taking on sturdy tasks, together with the rise in minimal wage.
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