Labour Party governorship candidate in November 16 gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Dr Ayo Olorunfemi, has promised to implement N120,000 minimum wage for workers, if voted as the next Governor of the state.
Olorunfemi, who made this pledge on Tuesday, argued that workers are more productive when adequately motivated than when poorly paid.
According to the LP flagbearer, “As at 2023 when we were campaigning, we assured our people that LP would be paying a minimum of N80,000 minimum wage in Ondo; that was before the economy got to where it is today.
“With the situation in the market now, looking at the cost of living, if this state is put under our control, we shall not pay anything less than N120,000 as minimum wage.
“That is the minimum we can pay and we believe we will be able to afford it.”
Olorunfemi said that the party would engage more workers in the state and motivate them to be productive and improve the state’s internally generated revenue.
“The fact that I know is that what we have now can pay the minimum wage.
“We want our workers to be productive so that more wealth can come to the state.
He added that if elected as Ondo Governor, his administration would embark on the rigorous pursuit of the construction of a dry port to stop inflow of traffic into Lagos from the state and its environs.
“When we take over as LP, the first agenda is to make sure there is a port in Ondo State to boost business and the economy.
“We are working with Alana International Market Association in Lagos. We are going to work on how to have our own dry port to decongest Alaba International Market in Lagos.”
