Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt 

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has denied news making the round in social media promising to pay N80,000 minimum wage to the Civil servants in the State and the local government as fake news.

In a press statement signed by Nelson Chukwudi, the Chief Press Secretary CPS to the Governor said the state government has been drawn to claims circulating in online media that Governor Fubara, has proposed to pay a new minimum wage of N80,000 for civil servants in the State and local government areas.

Chukwudi said “Ordinarily, we would not have responded to this fake news, but for the wrong impression it would create in the minds of the public, especially civil servants in the State.

“Therefore, it is important to state that the unverified claims being circulated by Newsweekng.com, and titled: ‘Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes N80,000 minimum wage’ are false and misleading.

He asked the general public, and particularly civil servants in the State, to discountenance the false claims in the online media platform.

The Rivers State Government explained that it will make its position on the issue known in due course.