Subsidy Removal: Oyo Sets Up Committee To Review Minimum Wage

Oyo state government has set up a committee to review the thirty thousand naira minimum wage to meet up with present day realities in view of the subsidy removal.

While announcing the names of the committee members at a meeting held with labour leaders inside the Executive Chambers, Governor Seyi Makinde said the team has a mandate to review the new wage and increase the internally generated revenue.

On the government side are the head of service, permanent secretary service matters, PS Establishment, PS finance, Accountant General, director service matters and the chairman association of senior staff.

From the organised labour side are Nigeria Labour Congresa, NLC,Trade Union Congress, TUC, Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, National Union of Local government Employees NULGE, Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Joint Health Sector Union, JOHEASU, Joint Negotiating Council JNC and Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP.

Governor Makinde who maintained that that there was no trust deficit between government and the labour in the state said his administration is poised to increase IGR to give the state leverage to do better in terms of meeting the needs of the people.

In a chat with newsmen shortly after the meeting the Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress in the state Mr Kayode Martins said the review of the new minimum wage is long overdue appealing to federal government to thread with caution in handling the issue of subsidy removal.