The Anambra state government has disclosed its commitment towards teachers welfare, saying that it will begin paying the new minimum wage approved by the federal government starting in October this year.
The state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, made this disclosure Thursday at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women’s Development Center in Awka during a meeting with principals and head teachers of public primary and secondary schools in the state.
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He said: “From next week, the free education policy will be available to senior students in all public schools in Anambra.
“I assure you that even with the binding resource constraint, this administration will continue to work very hard to deliver on the mandate. From next month, we also hope to start paying the new minimum wage of N70,000.”
It would be recalled that the ₦70,000 minimum wage had stirred argument among governors, with some agreeing to implement it while others remain uncertain.