Mr Mbaka queried why labour get N62, 000 as minimum wage amidst high inflation while legislators and governors amass billions of naira as allowances.
Popular Catholic Priest, Ejike Mbaka, has berated Nigeria n governors and legislators for"amassing billions" of naira as allowances but offering Nigeria n workers N62, 000 as minimum wage.
Mr Mbaka's remarks came amidst the ongoing negotiations between the government and organised labour on the new minimum wage for workers in the country after the old one, N30, 000, expired in April. Mr Mbaka queried why politicians are getting huge allowances but treated civil servants as"slaves", despite high inflation rate in the country.
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