Senator’s aide resigns over N20,000 salary after 25 years in service

• An adjutant to a apical Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Olajide Ipinsagba, has resigned implicit his N20,000 monthly salary, calling it unsustainable amid inflation
• He stated that contempt years of loyal work and aggregate appeals for a wage review, nary adjustments were made to bespeak economical changes
• A loyalist to the legislator dismissed the resignation arsenic a lawsuit of divided loyalty alternatively than fiscal dissatisfaction

Oluwatunbosun Awe, a governmental adjutant to Nigerian legislator Senator Olajide Ipinsagba of Ondo North Senatorial District, has tendered his resignation, citing the inadequacy of his monthly N20,000 wage successful airy of Nigeria’s rising outgo of surviving and the recently approved nationalist minimum wage.

Awe, who served arsenic the liaison serviceman for Isowopo Ward 2 successful Akoko North East Local Government, made his determination nationalist done a ceremonial resignation missive released connected Wednesday arsenic reported by the Daily Trust.

Nigerian lawmaker's adjutant tenders resignation missive implicit ridiculous monthly wage outgo of N20,000. Photo: FB/Olajide Ipinsagba
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Senator's adjutant laments underpayment

In the letter, helium expressed vexation that his net person remained stagnant contempt years of work and changing economical conditions.

“This is successful effect to the N20,000 monthly wage paid to me, which is retired of interaction with contiguous economical realities and a acold outcry from the caller nationalist minimum wage,” Awe stated.

According to him, repeated requests to Senator Ipinsagba for a reappraisal of his remuneration were ignored. He besides noted that his existent net person remained unchanged since the aboriginal 2000s, erstwhile helium worked arsenic a idiosyncratic adjunct to Ipinsagba during the latter’s clip arsenic Special Assistant connected Industrialisation nether the Olusegun Agagu administration.

Aide's resignation evokes reactions

Awe’s resignation has sparked mixed reactions wrong the governmental ellipse of Ondo North. While the senator’s authoritative spokesperson, Yinka Ajagunna, declined to remark connected the development, immoderate associates of the legislator person dismissed Awe’s claim.

One of them, Bankole Akerele, described the resignation arsenic politically motivated and accused Awe of betraying the senator.

“Awe should person shown appreciation alternatively of causing embarrassment. His resignation is much astir divided loyalty than salary,” Akerele said.

The improvement comes arsenic Nigeria adjusts to a caller minimum wage of N70,000 precocious approved by the National Assembly, putting unit connected nationalist and backstage employers to re-evaluate their compensation structures.

PDP governor’s adjutant abruptly resigns

In a akin development, Legit.ng reported that Letep Dabang, the peculiar advisor connected authorities to the Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, has dumped his cabinet.

He announced his resignation from his relation arsenic an adjutant successful a missive dated June 30, 2025, seen by journalists connected July 2, 2025.

A PDP governor's adjutant dumps furniture and makes a melodramatic instrumentality to the main absorption party, APC. Photo: FB/Caleb Mutfwang, Letep Dabang
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Reports making the rounds authorities that Dabang had staged a instrumentality to the All Progressives Congress, which helium near successful 2021.

He wrote:

“Please judge this missive arsenic a ceremonial announcement of my resignation from my presumption arsenic a Political Adviser. “I admit the opportunities I person had to service and lend to the authorities of the time arsenic governmental adviser, and besides arsenic the erstwhile Director General of the Plateau State Peoples Democratic Party presidential/governorship run council.“Thank you for the accidental given, and I privation the authorities continued success,” the missive read.

Akwa Ibom commissioner resigns amid defection

Similarly, Legit.ng reported that play occurred successful the polity connected June 6, arsenic the commissioner for peculiar duties and Ibom Deep Seaport, Ini Ememobong, resigned from his role.

He tendered his resignation missive soon aft Governor Umo Eno officially announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress.

The resignation was a nonstop effect to Governor Eno’s earlier informing to his commissioners and different governmental appointees to resign if they did not articulation him successful his defection move.

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Source: Legit.ng