Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has announced N80,000 as minimum wage for workers in the state civil service.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Ini Ememobong and made available to newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday.
Ememobong said that the governor had constitited a committee to ensure smooth implementation of the new minimum wage.
He said that the committee has the Head of Service, Mr Effiong Essien, as chairman with the Chairman, State Civil Service Commission, Chairman, Local Government Service Commission and thirteen others as members.
He said the committee has one month to submit its report on how the wage increase will be executed.