Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has refuted claims that he proposed an N80,000 minimum wage for workers in the state and local government areas. This denial follows reports circulating online suggesting such a promise.
In a statement released in Port Harcourt on Friday, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, labeled the reports as unverified and misleading.
“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 N80,000 for civil servants in the state and local government areas,” the statement read.
“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.”
Chukwudi emphasized that the unverified claims published by Newsweekng.com under the title ‘Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes N80,000 Minimum Wage’ are completely false and misleading.
“The general public, and particularly civil servants in the state, are advised to discountenance the false claims in the online media platform. The Rivers State Government will make its position on the issue known in due course,” the statement concluded.
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