{"id":15660,"date":"2026-11-12T07:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/i-will-tackle-poverty-raise-minimum-wage-to-n120000-if-elected-kwara-ndc-governorship-candidate-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T07:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:45:49","slug":"i-will-tackle-poverty-raise-minimum-wage-to-n120000-if-elected-kwara-ndc-governorship-candidate-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/i-will-tackle-poverty-raise-minimum-wage-to-n120000-if-elected-kwara-ndc-governorship-candidate-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"I will tackle poverty, raise minimum wage to N120,000 if elected – Kwara NDC governorship candidate – Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia, a United States-based professor and governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kwara State, on Wednesday vowed to tackle poverty and raise the minimum wage for civil servants from N70,000 to N120,000 if elected governor in 2027.\n<\/p>\n

Ajia pledged while unveiling his development agenda at (News Keg), a media parley organised by the Correspondents\u2019 Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council, for the candidates to present their plans for the citizens ahead of the forthcoming general elections.\n<\/p>\n

Presenting his speech, tagged \u201cThe Forward Kwara Agenda\u201d, Ajia identified security, enterprise, education, healthcare and infrastructure as key pillars of his proposed administration, describing them as interconnected priorities for economic growth and sustainable development.\n<\/p>\n

He cited data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which he said put Kwara\u2019s poverty rate at 48 per cent, stressing the need for deliberate interventions to improve living conditions and expand economic opportunities for residents.\n<\/p>\n

The NDC candidate also promised to increase the state\u2019s minimum wage from N70,000 to N120,000, arguing that the proposed adjustment was financially achievable.<\/p>\n

Explaining the proposal, Ajia referenced figures in the state\u2019s 2026 approved budget, which he said provided about N4.55 billion monthly for direct salaries and wages and N6.01 billion for total personnel costs, including allowances and pensions.\n<\/p>\n

He argued that an additional N4 billion would be sufficient to accommodate the proposed wage increase, adding that the new minimum wage would be indexed to the cost of living.\n<\/p>\n

The guber candidate who insists a greater Kwara is possible assured that \u201cIf elected as governor in January, I will tackle poverty through empowerment, infrastructure and the provision of adequate facilities to make our people, from the young to the middle-aged and older generations, productive for a prosperous Kwara.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, I will move our civil servants from N70,000 monthly salary to N120,000. We can pay the money. Our problem is that those in government have not thought about it and have not reduced their appetite for personal enrichment,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n

Ajia further pledged to run an inclusive government and expand the state\u2019s revenue base, stressing the need to open up the economy through strategic investments in security and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

He further stated that improved security and infrastructure would encourage farmers to expand agricultural production, while investments across the agricultural value chain would create jobs, boost productivity and strengthen the state\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

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