Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has denied proposing a N80,000 minimum salary for state and local government workers.
The rejection came after allegations circulated online that the governor had committed to paying the stated amount.
However, his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Friday, rejected the report as unsubstantiated.
The statement read, “The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to claims circulating in online media that the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has proposed to pay a new minimum wage of N80,000 for civil servants in the state and local government areas.
“Ordinarily, we would not have responded to this fake news, but for the wrong impression it would create in the minds of the public, especially civil servants in the state.
“Therefore, it is important to state that the unverified claims being circulated by Newsweekng.com and titled ‘Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes N80,000 Minimum Wage’ are totally false and misleading.
“The general public, and particularly civil servants in the state, are advised to discountenance the false claims on the online media platform.
“The Rivers State Government will make its position on the issue known in due course.”
