The Nation Newspaper Minimum wage: Govs can't dictate what to pay —NLC
Negotiations for minimum wage between organised labour and government has been deadlocked with the federal government offering N62,000 while labour insists on N250,000.
Reacting to the governors’ position in a statement signed by Benson Upah, its Head of Public Affairs, the Nigeria Labour Congress said the notion that states should be allowed to negotiate their minimum wage is not only dictatorial but also undermines the very essence as well as the model adopted for creating a national minimum wage in Nigeria.
The congress urged the governors to abandon any inclination towards dictatorial practices as the process remains a tripartite one. “This threshold is a collective agreement that ensures a minimum standard of living for every worker in the law. “Furthermore, the Governors’ argument appears inconsistent when juxtaposed with the remuneration of political office holders.
“It is evident that despite their frequent travels abroad, they have deliberately chosen not to educate themselves on fundamental global issues crucial to successful governance. “The pursuit by many governors to pay workers whatever they like deepens poverty and causes varying dimensions of insecurity.
“The fate of Nigerian workers cannot be left solely in the hands of employers, whether public or private. No sane society does that.“What the governors are asking for is akin to allowing numerous companies and organisations in Nigeria to pay workers whatever they like. The NLC urges governors to abandon any inclination towards dictatorial practices as the process remains a tripartite one.“Ensuring a fair minimum wage is not only a matter of economic justice but also a fundamental aspect of maintaining social stability and national cohesion.Minimum Wage: Tinubu to consult with states, local govts, private sector before decision – FG
Speaking with our correspondent last night, Oyerinde said: “The Governors’ Forum has the right to decide and express their views and whatever they express there is still a constitution that we all have to subject ourselves to. On what obtains in other climes, the NECA boss said there is also a national minimum wage which serves as a barometer for deciding what other sectors pay.
He however reiterated that although the governors can offer suggestions as to how to pay the minimum wage but would be until such a time the national minimum wage is decided.The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, says his government will negotiate a new minimum wage for workers in the state. Aremu, who had a successful career at the Central Bank of Nigeria where he rose from the position of Assistant Economist in 1980 to become the Acting Assistant Director of Research and resigned in 1992, added: “I think the focus of government and that of labour should be how do you want to manage the economy so that this issue of price increases that is eroding our welfare will no longer be there? That is it.
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