A Benin-based organisation, the Edo N’Okpa Movement, has advised Edo State voters not to fall prey to the recent minimum wage of N70,000 announced by the state government.
The group described the new salary package by Governor Godwin Obaseki as a Greek gift hurriedly announced to woo voters for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the governorship election slated for September 21, 2024.
While advising Edo workers not to sell their votes ahead of the September governorship election, the Edo N’Okpa Movement called on the youths to be circumspect as politicians are likely going to rely on them to perpetuate acts of violence during the September election.
In a statement the group issued yesterday in Benin, the state capital, which was made available to journalists in Abuja and Lagos, Edo N’Okpa Movement noted N70,000 minimum wage announced by the state government was pure vote buying.
The group’s national convener, Mr Emovon Osaretin, who signed the statement, accused…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
