N70,000 minimum wage a trick to woo voters – Group

A Benin-based organization, the Edo N’Okpa Movement, says the caller wage bundle by Governor Godwin Obaseki is simply a Greek acquisition hurriedly announced to woo voters for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the September 21 governorship election.

While advising Edo workers not to merchantability their votes up of the September governorship election, the radical urged the youths to beryllium circumspect arsenic politicians are apt going to trust connected them to perpetuate acts of unit during the September election.

In a connection issued connected Wednesday successful Benin, the radical noted that the N70,000 minimum wage announced by the authorities authorities was axenic ballot buying.

The group’s nationalist convener, Emovon Osaretin, accused Governor Obaseki of ever likewise bringing retired caterpillars and bulldozers for roadworthy projects connected the eve of predetermination lone to region them aft polls.

He said the caller minimum wage was 1 of specified “caterpillars and bulldozers” tactics which should not beryllium celebrated by the authorities workers and the radical of the state.

Osaretin questioned the N70,000 minimum wage “when the Governor Obaseki’s medication has not been capable to wage the N40,000 minimum wage efficaciously with galore workers being owed up to six months successful arrears.”

“Maybe helium is mounting booby traps for the adjacent politician since helium knows precise good that his anointed governorship campaigner of the PDP, Asue Ighodalo, cannot triumph the predetermination successful Edo State,” helium said.

The radical besides drew the attraction of Governor Obaseki to the Benin-Ugo-Abraka Road, starring from Sakponba Road to Abraka, which has been ongoing since 2016.