Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike handing over a souvenir to the chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Rivers State Wing, Comrade Nkpogone Dumnaatah Lucky at the Government House Port Harcourt on WednesdayThe Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has asked the Federal Government to allow states derive their own minimum wages for workers.
According to him, the current revenue sharing formula between the Federal Government and the states have already created an unfair balance.
The governor made this known when the Rivers state leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers paid him a visit at the Government House Port Harcourt on Wednesday, to endorse him for a second term in office.
Speaking on behalf of the Rivers Teachers, Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUJ), Comrade Nkpogone Dumnaatah Lucky said come 2019 the teachers will massively vote governor Wike.
He said: “Teachers have endorsed you for re-election. We are not politicians, but we shall deliver our votes en masse for you.
Minimum Wage: Wike Asks FG To Allow States Work Out Own Formular
