…For paying highest minimum wage
National leaders of the organised Labour in Nigeria will on Friday converge in Owerri, the Imo State capital for a grand ceremony, to honour Governor Hope Uzodimma with a PACESETTER AWARD, for being the only governor in the country paying the highest minimum wage.
Whereas the national minimum wage is N70,000, Uzodimma approved and has been paying Imo workers N104,000.
Highly encouraged by this act of magnanimity, the organised labour, led by the National Uniion of Local Government Employees (NULGE) decided to appreciate the Imo State Governor with a national honour.
President of Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) , Comrade Joe Ajaero and the National President of NULGE, Alhaji Comrade Haruna Aliu Kankara will lead other national labour leaders to hand over the Pacesetter award to Uzodimma on Friday, March 6th, 2026.
In a statement signed by the chairman of NULGE in Imo state, Comrade Charles O. Okere and the Secretary, Comrade Jennifer Besong, the union noted with great satisfaction , the improvement of the welfare of Imo workers with the payment of the N104,000 minimum wage by the governor.
NULGE explained that the workers were delighted that Uzodimma chose to pay the minimum wage without persuasion, or coercion from any quarters, thus, confirming him as workers friendly Governor.
See also Terrorism financing: NLC mobilises for nationwide strike over Ajaeros invitation Following the ongoing face-off between it and Nigeria Police, the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress has asked its members to be ready to commence a nationwide strike if need be by midnight of Tuesday. The labour centre said in a communique issued after its emergency National Executive Council in Abuja that it had directed all the state chapters and affiliates to mobilise workers for an indefinite strike from midnight if anything happened to the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who was invited by the police for questioning over terrorism financing allegation. The police invitation to Ajaero comes weeks after policemen conducted a night raid on the NLC national secretariat in Abuja. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, while justifying the raid, said the police were on the trail of one of the terrorists who masterminded the crisis in Sudan. The police added that the raid was to search for seditious materials in connection to the recent nationwide #EndBadGovernance or hunger protest, which turned violent in parts of the country, particularly in the North, where some protesters were seen waving the Russian flag and demanding President Bola Tinubus resignation. On Monday, the police said Ajaero should appear for questioning at 10 am over allegation of terrorism financing and treasonable felony. But the NLC National Executive Council convened an emergency for Tuesday morning to weigh the situation. Rising from the meeting, the NLC leadership, in their communique, said they viewed Ajaeros summon as a clearly unfounded and politically-motivated investigation. In the communique signed by NLC Deputy President, Ado Sani Minjibir, the congress warned that it will not hesitate to take all necessary actions, including mass protests and industrial actions, to protect the integrity and independence of the labour movement. The NEC directs all affiliates and state councils to immediately commence the process of mobilising their members across the nation. The congress will not hesitate to take all necessary actions, including mass protests and industrial actions, to protect the integrity and independence of the labour movement. If anything happens to the President of the Congress or any other leader of the congress in furtherance of these tendentious allegations by the state; NEC puts all its affiliates and state councils alert to proceed on indefinite nationwide strike action by 12:00 midnight today. The NLC also called on all civil society allies and the general populace to stand in solidarity with the union at this critical moment. The meeting expressed grave concern that rather than extending the demand by the congress for the earlier invasion of its national headquarters by security agencies, the Nigeria Police has chosen to embark on this spurious and fortuitous journey of intimidation, harassment, and witch-hunt. This is nothing but a travesty and a blatant attempt to stifle the voice of the working people and their leadership, as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the International Labour Organization Conventions 87 and 98.In light of this, the NEC of the NLC resolves as follows, it said. NLC said that it had decided to honour the police invitation as a responsible labour centre committed to the rule of law and due process. It however added that it would not sit idly while the rights and freedoms of its members and leaders were trampled upon with impunity by the state. The NLC shall honour the invitation extended to its President by the Nigeria Police but will demand for extension of time given the nature of the invitation. However, we wish to state unequivocally that this does not in any way legitimise the baseless allegations levelled against him
They expressed deep appreciation to the governor for always coming through for workers and hoped that the national Pacesetter award on him by national leaders of organised labour will encourage him to do more for the people of Imo State and Nigeria.
Reacting to the award, the Imo State Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Declan Emelumba described it as a well-deserved award.
“The letter to His Excellency by the organised Labour says it all. He approved the minimum wage of N104,000, as a means of supporting Imo workers, and in appreciation of their hardwork,” he disclosed.
Emelumba also said that apart from paying the highest minimum wage in Nigeria, the governor has been paying Imo workers 13th month salaries since he assumed office in 2020, as well as, discharging his obligations to pensioners.
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