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Governor Should Decide Minimum Wage For His State – Okupe

The National Minimum Wage Act which mandates governors of all the Nigerian 36 states to pay a uniform minimum wage to the workers in their various states has been faulted by a former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe.

Okupe, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, said all governors should be allowed to decide on their own the amount they can pay.

“We should not make laws that are un-encompassing that make it compulsory for all governors in the federation to obey them. They are sub-nationalities on the own.

“I mean for instance, if you pay a minimum wage in Lagos, why should I pay that in Sokoto? Let every governor decide for his own state by his own people that this is what I can afford,” Okupe said.

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According to him, the President should concern himself about is the Federal Government and allow the states and the labour unions at the state level to agree on minimum wage.

Osun Defender reports that the 36 state governors have said that the N60,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government is not sustainable and cannot fly.

A statement by the Acting Director, Media Affairs and Public Relations of the Forum, Mrs Halima Ahmed, noted that if allowed to fly, many states will use all their monthly allocations from the federation account to pay workers’ salaries.

The governors appealed to members of the tripartite committee to agree on a minimum wage that would be fair and sustainable.

Kazeem Badmus

Kazeem Badmus is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience. A professional in journalism and media writing, Kazeem prioritses accuracy and factual reportage of issues. He is also a dexterous finder of the truth with conscious delivery of unbiased and development oriented stories.

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