Former Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Anambra state Comrade Charles Onyeagba has expressed fears that most state governments in the country may not pay the N100,000.00 minimum wage agreed by the Federal government. Onyeagba also contended that the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC has no other options than to embark on industrial action adding that in the event of talks failing workers must have to go on strike. “What other options do they have in this case than to embark on industrial action ”....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
” M e a n w h i l e t h e N100.000 .00 agreed by the Federal government as minimum wage is a good one but would all the states pay ?” “States like Lagos, Rivers, Kano or Bayelsa can afford to pay the minimum wage but most states will not pay and they will tell you that they don’t have money while in the real sense they have the money to pay.”
Onyeagba however lamented that the cost of governance has made it difficult for the government’ to meet the demands of the workers contending that certain unnecessary bills and experiences should be reconsidered. “When you look at the cost of governance you will agree with me that it is on the high side ”
“Look at the budget for the National Assembly and the budget for the respective state governors you will discover that should the budget be cut down government’ can even pay up to N300,000.00 as a minimum wage but they would not do that “