A former federal lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central at the upper chamber as described as very shocking the governors’ opposition to a minimum wage of N60, 000 for workers.
Recall that during the ongoing negotiations by the tripartite committee, the Federal Government had at one point made an offer of N60, 000 as new minimum wage.
However, the organized labour unions rejected the offer on the basis that it’s not a living wage and instead demanded 494,000 as minimum wage.
It was gathered that Governors of the 36 states of the federation have even rejected the N60,000 minimum wage earlier proposed by the Federal Government.
It was further gathered that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had on Monday embarked on indefinite strike after rejecting the federal government’s N60, 000 offer as minimum wage.
In a statement on Friday the Director Media and Public Affairs of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Hajiya Halimah Salihu Ahmed said the N60, 000 wage was not realistic, arguing that if implemented, it would force some states in the country to be borrowing to pay workers’ salaries.
Reacting to the governor’s position on the proposed 60,000 minimm wage, Sani said it was very surprising how the governor’s rejected 60,000 despite the increase in Federal allocation.
“Governors’ opposition to N60,000 as minimum wage in spite of the unprecedented increase in Federal allocation is shocking,” Sani wrote on X.|
