Governors: We Won’t Be Stampeded on Minimum Wage

Governors of the 36 states of the Federation have said that they will not succumb to blackmail or be stampeded into reaching an agreement on the new minimum wage.
This is coming as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliate unions would commence a nationwide industrial action starting from midnight today (Wednesday) to protest the delay in fixing a new minimum wage for public servants.

The governors’ position came just as the nation’s apex tax administrator; the Joint Tax Board (JTB) has confirmed that most of the states have witnessed enhanced revenue generation.

The governors under the auspices of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) said they would only accept a deal after proper assessment of their capacity to pay any increase in wage bill.

THISDAY, September 26, 2018

 

 

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