RIVERS (Sundiata Post) – Rivers State government has denied the allegation that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has proposed N80,000, as minimum wage for civil servants under the state payroll.
The denial was on the heels of a trending report on social media titled: ‘Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes N80,000 minimum wage’.
In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Nelson Chukwudi, the state government said it would have ignored the report, but for the sake of wrong impression it (report) would have in members of the public.
Chukwudi stated: “The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to claims circulating in an online media that His Excellency, the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, has proposed to pay a new minimum wage of N80,000 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 Newsweekng.com, and titled: ‘Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes N80,000 minimum wage’ is totally false and misleading.”
He urged members of the public to discountenance the fake report, which was intended to mislead and create bad impression, especially in the minds of state civil servants.
He continued: “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.”
