Governor Sanwo-Olu Reveals N85,000 As Minimum Wage For Lagos Workers

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a minimum wage of N85,000 for workers on the payroll of Lagos State Government, which is N15,000 higher than the N70,000 approved by the Federal Government in July

Sanwo-Olu, who was featuring as guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, revealed the new monthly wage for workers in the Lagos State Public Servants at a time his counter part in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun had earlier announced the highest minimum wage of N77,000 as at evening hours of last Monday which is higher than the N73,000 minimum wage announced by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for workers in Ondo State and N72,500 revealed by Governor Usman Ododo for those in Kogi State 

But Governor Sanwo-Olu says the state is not paying N85,000 to outdo others but because it has the capacity to do so.

“I am glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos which we conversed and discussed with our union is N85,000 today,” Sanwo-Olu said on the programme.

“It is not a competition, so I am not going to say we are paying more than some other people, it is a function of affordability and it is a function of capacity, but we know too well that when people live in Lagos, Lagos has a premium in terms of even the cost of living, we are fully aware.

”The governor also revealed that the state had earlier in the year increased the salary of workers, adding that it is his wish to be able to make the minimum wage of N100,000 in January 2025.

“We actually increased salaries earlier in the year and deserving so for our staff and we will continue to do that.

“I would like to come back to you in January to say I have been able to increase the minimum wage of Lagos to N100,000 not because I want to make anybody look bad, it is really because I want my people to have a living wage, I want them to really be able to know that government is working for them,” he said.

Also on the programme, Governor Sanwo-Olu shared his dream of what he would want to be the Lagos identity in the nearest future.

According to him, his administration is aiming to grow Lagos to a city that truly works for everyone irrespective of where they are coming from.

Lagos is known for heavy traffic congestion, but the governor said it is also his dream to have a Lagos that has a predictable journey time.

“The dream identity will be a Lagos that truly works for everyone, a Lagos where you can have predictable journey time.", he stated