Sixteen state governors in Nigeria have raise a committees to implement the N70,000 new minimum wage for workers across the country.

This comes few days after the Federal Government commenced payment of the new minimum wage to its 1.2 million workers last Thursday.

The Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, in a memo to the Budget Office of the Federation, noted that the civil servants would be paid the minimum wage with effect from September.

Edo, Lagos, Adamawa states have also commenced payment of the new salary.

Abia and Anambra states are to commence payment in October.

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Here is a list of governors that set up minimum wage committees

1. Dapo Abiodun (Ogun state)

2. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (Ekiti)

3. Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto (Sokoto)

4. Nasir Idris (Kebbi)

5. Ademola Adeleke (Osun)

6. Peter Mbah (Enugu)

7. Babagana Umara Zulum (Borno)

8. Dauda Lawal (Zamfara)

9. Ahmed Usman Ododo (Kogi)

10. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (Kwara)

11. Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe)

12. Abba Kabir Yusuf (Kano)

13. Agbu Kefas (Taraba)

14. Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta)

15. Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers)

16. Umar Namadi (Jigawa)