Governor Godwin Obaseki has explained why Edo State can afford to pay its workers the new minimum wage of N70,000. Obaseki revealed this in a statement on Monday, adding that his administration started making plans for the new minimum wage three years ago. While speaking in Benin City, the Edo State governor said it was in the year 2021 when the telltale signs began to show that the economy was going in the wrong direction. “I am able to pay N70,000 because two or three years ago, I raised an alarm that we were resorting to massive borrowings, which will
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