{"id":57161,"date":"2024-11-27T21:39:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=57161"},"modified":"2024-11-27T21:39:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:39:28","slug":"kogi-nlc-commends-ododo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/27\/kogi-nlc-commends-ododo\/","title":{"rendered":"Kogi NLC Commends Ododo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Adenike Lawal <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has received significant acclaim from labor leaders for his administration\u2019s steadfast dedication to enhancing the welfare of workers in the state. This recognition was highlighted during a special dinner and roundtable discussion held today at the official residence of Deputy Governor Joel Salifu in Lokoja, which included key labor leaders.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, Deputy Governor Salifu commended Governor Ododo as a visionary leader, noting that the positive rapport between labor unions and the government is largely due to the governor\u2019s exemplary leadership approach. He reaffirmed the administration\u2019s commitment to prioritizing workers\u2019 welfare and expressed confidence that this focus would continue.<\/p>\n<p>Hon. Onuh Edoka, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Labor Matters, remarked that this dinner represented an important milestone in labor-government relations. He encouraged labor leaders to maintain their collaboration with the government to foster peace, harmony, and progress within Kogi State.<\/p>\n<p>Comrade Gabriel Amari, who serves as the state chairman of the Nigeria Labor Congress, lauded the state government for its effective management of civil servants\u2019 salaries and pensions. He noted improvements such as a minimum wage set at \u20a672,500 and enhancements in pension schemes. Amari emphasized that Kogi State stands out as a leading example among Nigeria\u2019s 36 states for its proper implementation of minimum wage policies.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, labor leaders expressed their strong support for the current administration\u2019s accomplishments and committed to actively promoting its reelection campaign with enthusiasm and dedication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has received significant acclaim from labor leaders for his administration\u2019s steadfast dedication to enhancing the welfare of workers in the state. This recognition was highlighted during a special dinner and roundtable discussion held today at the official residence of Deputy Governor Joel Salifu [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":57162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-57161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57161"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57163,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57161\/revisions\/57163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}