The President of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has expressed his displeasure over the delay in constituting the new Minimum wage committee.
According to Hobnob News reports, the current minimum wage of N30,000 is expected to expire by March and the new minimum wage is to be in place first week of April.
Also, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero had recently told Nigerians that the labour has already constituted its committee to interface with the federal government team, and government is yet to constitute its team for the minimum wage review.
It was gathered that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF) is saddled with the responsibility of setting up the committee.
A source of the president gathered that President Tinubu was not happy during the Federal Executive Council, (FEC) meeting that, the committee to review the minimum wage was not yet constituted.
Apparently, the President was fuming that up till now the new Minimum Wage Committee is not constituted. But I am sure within one week the committee will be in place. Asked on the possibility that the committee will meet up with the April take off date of a new Minimum wage, the source said within one week the committee will be in place.
“The government will meet up with the April date. Government is making every effort that there is a cordial relationship between the government and labour.”
Bearing in mind that labour has accused the government of not keeping to its promises. The source said that there will be a new cooperation with labour and all the relevant stakeholders, to ensure that all the parties are on the same page to make sure that they work for the general interest of the working class.
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