Rivers Governor, Fubara, Denies Promising To Increase Minimum Wage To N80,000

This is coming amid reports that Fubara pledged to increase the N70,000 new minimum wage which Federal Government and Organised Labour agreed upon.

According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi on Friday, July 19, the governor never made made such comments and as such it should be regarded as ‘fake news.’

The statement reads;