The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said workers need living wages and not only minimum wages.
He explained that minimum wage guarantees workers take home wages while living wages ensure that workers can live an honest living while taking care of their family without needing any side hustle or sharp practices.
The governor stated this when he was hosted to a dinner and fireside session in United States by ENACT in conjunction with Kwara Development Group, USA over the weekend.
According to a statement released by ENACT media team, Governor AbdulRazaq said his administration is working towards making Kwara an economic hub with its attendant effects on revenue generation, job creation, and good living for the people.
He was quoted as saying that the state has a laser focus plan to develop the Osi and Ilesha Baruba Campuses of KWASU as well as revive moribund industries in our state, thereby putting our people to work. He stressed that the Okin Biscuits conglomerate can become a centre of employment excellence for the people.
For his part, Engr. Nurudeen Adeyemi congratulated the Governor on the many strides in Education, healthcare, security, Infrastructural development, Social Safety net, prudent management of state’s resources, level playing field for government employment and contracting opportunities for local contractors, etc.
According to ENACT’s statement, he said the dinner parley was organised to appreciate the Governor – bagged a well-deserved Leadership Newspaper Governor of the Year 2020 award – on many developmental strides and recognition of same by well-meaning Kwarans.